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.
Nevada State Railroad Museum
The new Nevada State Railroad Museum traces the impact of railroads on the landscape and local communities of southern Nevada. APA designed vivid, historically-inspired graphics and exhibits exploring evolving rail technologies to take visitors on a journey through time—before they ride a real historic train through the Mojave Desert.
This is Native Land <br />at the Washington <br />State History Museum
Washington State History Museum’s Great Hall, located on the traditional homeland of the Puyallup people, will become a space dedicated to Native voices and perspectives. APA is working with the Museum to fully re-design the exhibit space. The facilitated design process relies on Indigenous expertise and prioritizes time for listening and learning.
Chinese Canadian Museum
APA worked with museum staff and stakeholders to develop exhibits for the inaugural Chinese Canadian Museum (CCM). Visitors engage with diverse Chinese Canadian voices, discovering a wide range of journey stories—from workers seeking a Gold Rush-fortune to recent immigrants finding a sense of belonging in a new country.
Prairie Gallery at <br />The Manitoba Museum
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.
Cape Breton Miners Museum
The Cape Breton Miners Museum presents the region’s role in building the nation through its unique geology, mining and people. APA worked closely with Museum staff and specialty consultants to create a simulator that takes visitors deep underground to experience the demanding and dangerous work of mining in Cape Breton—under the Atlantic Ocean!
360 Gallery at the Washington State History Museum
APA worked with the Washington State History Museum to develop a new, interactive gallery that interprets how the 360-mile-wide expanse of Washington, with its abundant natural resources, has sustained and attracted communities across time. Engaging, hands-on exhibits guide visitors to understand how relationships with mountains, forests, sea and prairie have drawn people to the region […]
Winnipeg Gallery at <br />The Manitoba Museum
For decades, the Manitoba Museum has been a landmark institution for exploring the province’s rich cultural and natural heritage. APA worked with the museum to create a new Winnipeg Gallery to chronicle this dynamic city. From an Indigenous homeland to a city of newcomers, visitors feel the city change over time through personal stories and […]
New Brunswick Museum
The New Brunswick Museum is a thriving research institution and beloved local attraction. However, to be a true provincial hub the museum needs a new purpose-built facility with refreshed exhibits. APA created a masterplan and concept for the new space. Through consultations with diverse stakeholders, the plan highlights stories and experiences that speak to all […]
National Coast Guard Museum
The U.S. Coast Guard’s new museum on the New England waterfront will embody the thrill and excitement of the service’s safety, security, and stewardship operations. APA is developing experiences that put visitors into the shoes of the lifesavers and law enforcers who make up the Coast Guard.