Tilden Environmental Education Center
The Tilden Environmental Education Center is the interpretive centerpiece of the 740-acre Tilden Nature Area—an ecological preserve in the San Francisco Bay Area. To foster the next generation of environmentalists, APA worked closely with the Center’s staff to envision an engaging and accessible experience for the new center.
Jefferson Museum of Art and History
The Jefferson County Historical Society (JCHS) is rethinking common assumptions of what art and history exhibition spaces at a community museum can be. Instead of a permanent history exhibit, the Jefferson Museum of Art & History will curate integrated art and history exhibits throughout the museum, all focussed on an interpretive topic that changes yearly. […]
Gros Morne National Park
On the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, Gros Morne National Park captivates visitors with fjords, mountains, beaches, and forest. APA worked with Parks Canada to design exhibits that introduce visitors to the unique layers of life, culture, and landscape found in the park, and prepare visitors to craft their own Gros Morne experience.
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Turtle Bay Exploration Park is a sprawling complex where visitors connect with cultural and environmental stories through hands-on activities, interaction with live animals, and play. APA has developed a plan to guide a refresh of Turtle Bay Museum’s core galleries so they will continue to offer fun, interactive exhibits that engage visitors in learning for […]
CSS Acadia
With a long and storied career, the CSS Acadia is now a National Historic Site of Canada, moored at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. APA worked with the museum to design an iconic introduction to the ship: huge letters that both identify it and serve as storytelling surfaces.
Wadi Safar Animal Sanctuary
The Wadi Safar Visitor Center will immerse visitors within the unique Saudi landscape—a wadi, or seasonal riverbed. APA is working with the Diriyah Gate Development Authority to develop an interactive experience that will leave visitors with a deeper understanding of this delicate ecosystem and the important role of conservation.
Barari Diriyah
The Wadi Hanifah Barari Diriyah Conservation Center will be a sanctuary for wildlife and learning within the newly developed Diriyah Gate cultural complex. APA is working with the Diriyah Gate Development Authority to create hands-on indoor exhibits that will spark curiosity about the conservation efforts visitors can witness right outside.
Prairie Gallery
The Manitoba Museum interprets the interrelationship of people and their environment across millions of years and the province’s vast landscape. APA worked with the Museum to bring the province’s iconic grasslands—and its stories—inside. In the Prairie Gallery, visitors are immersed in the stories of Indigenous Peoples and newcomers through artifacts and interactive experiences.
Schreiber Railway Discovery Centre
On the rocky North Shore of Lake Superior is where the Township of Schreiber connected Canada—by both rail and road. APA worked with the Township to create the Schreiber Discovery Centre where visitors explore this railway community’s grit through its artifacts and personal stories.
Chignecto Isthmus
As the only land link between mainland Canada and Nova Scotia, the Chignecto Isthmus has been a key corridor for millennia. The strategically important area has also seen intense conflict. APA worked with Parks Canada and Mi’kmaw advisors to develop a traveling exhibit that invites visitors to become historians and discover the diverse and previously […]