Patrick Gallagher (born January 30, 1956) is an American designer and the President and Founder of Gallagher & Associates (G&A), a global museum planning and design firm with offices in
Washington, D.C.
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New York City
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San Francisco
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, and
Singapore
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Personal
Gallagher was president of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) from 2000 to 2001. In 2012, he received the SEGD Fellow Award for his contributions to the field of
graphic design. Gallagher is a graduate of
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system ...
. He has won industry awards, and his projects have been recognized worldwide.
Gallagher & Associates
Gallagher & Associates' most extensive experience is in masterplanning and creating visitor experiences. Gallagher's work on the
International Spy Museum complex, shaped a new model for the museum. G&A was one of the first design firms in the United States to fully plan and execute a for-profit model for a museum, and the
International Spy Museum was credited with helping to shape the face of a new downtown area that incorporated a new business model.
Notable projects of G&A include the
Grammy Museum at L.A. Live
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,
The Grammy Museum Mississippi
The GRAMMY Museum Mississippi is an interactive museum located in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States, focused on the continuing musical achievements of Mississippians.
The museum opened on March 5, 2016.
Background
The Grammy Museum in ...
, the
Shanghai Natural History Museum
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, The
Witte Museum
The Witte Museum was established in 1926 and is located in Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas. It is dedicated to telling the stories of Texas, from prehistory to the present. The permanent collection features historic artifacts and photograp ...
,
The National WWII Museum
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in
, and the Museum of the Jewish People at
Beit Hatfutsot in
Tel Aviv, Israel
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.
Works
See also
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Ralph Appelbaum Associates
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, U.S. firm
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Event Communications
Event Communications, or Event, is one of Europe's longest-established and largest museum and visitor attraction design firms; it is headquartered in London.
History
The firm was founded in 1986 by businesswoman Celestine ("Cel") Phelan and des ...
, U.K. firm
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Local Projects, U.S. firm
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Cultural tourism
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Exhibit design
Exhibit design (or exhibition design) is the process of developing an exhibit—from a concept through to a physical, three-dimensional exhibition. It is a continually evolving field, drawing on innovative, creative, and practical solutions to t ...
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Exhibition designer
An exhibition designer is a professional who creates fixtures and display stands for events such as large public exhibitions, conferences, trade shows and temporary displays for businesses, museums, libraries and art galleries.
Duties
An exhib ...
References
External links
Gallagher & Associates Website
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American designers
1956 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Museum companies
Museum designers
Exhibition designers