Exhibits That Educate, Inspire, and Keep Visitors Coming Back
Pixeldust designs and produces interactive museum exhibits — from touchscreen interactives and animated displays to full immersive gallery environments — that turn passive visitors into active learners.
Trusted by
industry leaders
Recognition
17
Emmy Awards
43 nominations · directing, design, animation, editing
55
AAF Best of Show & Judges Awards
13
Telly Awards
7
New York Festivals World Medals
22 years · since 2004
Dozens of clients
Why Museums Work With Pixeldust
Museums come to us when a subject is too vast, too ancient, too small or too complex for a wall label. For more than two decades we’ve produced exhibit films, animation and interactives for institutions such as the National Geographic Museum and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. From King Tut’s tomb to 5,000 years of Greek history, we bring the storytelling craft behind our 17 Emmy Awards into the gallery.
We work the way curators and educators do. Every project starts with the learning goal: what visitors should understand, feel and do. Your subject-matter experts review scripts and visuals at every stage, so the history and science hold up to scrutiny, and sensitive subjects are handled with the care they deserve.
Then we choose the right medium. That might be a quiet animated display that explains a process at a glance, an immersive film, or an interactive that rewards deep exploration. Everything is delivered ready for the gallery: built to loop, accessible, captioned where needed, and simple for your AV team to run day after day.
Our museum exhibit design process
Every Pixeldust animation project follows the same proven six-stage pipeline, refined over two decades of broadcast, healthcare, and corporate production. You review and approve at every stage, so there are no surprises, no scope creep, and no missed deadlines.
Define learning goals with your team.
- Learning objectives
- Curator collaboration
- Audience & accessibility
Story and interaction mapped early.
- Exhibit scripting
- Interaction flows
- Expert content review
Layered, accessible visual design.
- Style frames
- Interface design
- Accessibility checks
Media and software built together.
- Animation & video
- Interactive software
- Hardware specification
Narration, captions and audio options.
- Voiceover & narration
- Sound design
- Multilingual audio
Installed, tested and documented.
- Installation & testing
- Staff training
- Documentation & support
What we create
We design and produce touchscreen interactive exhibits that let visitors explore at their own pace, and animated and motion graphics displays that make complex processes clear. We build projection-based immersive galleries that surround visitors with the subject matter, and AR-enhanced physical exhibits that layer digital information over real objects.
We also create educational video content and documentaries, along with interactive timelines and data visualizations that turn research into discovery.
Content accuracy is built into our workflow. We collaborate with researchers, curators, and scientists from the earliest drafts, using their expertise to shape scripts, visuals, and interactions that are both engaging and correct. Review stages are scheduled into the plan, so accuracy is maintained without disrupting the project timeline.
Audiences in a museum range from small children to retirees, from experts to first-time visitors. Our designers build layered experiences that welcome everyone, with clear entry points, intuitive interactions, and optional depth for those who want to go further. We pay close attention to accessibility, including readability, contrast, captions, audio options, and physical reach, so that more people can enjoy and learn from the exhibit.
Related projects
Industries We Serve
Our exhibit work serves natural history museums, science centers, and children’s museums, where hands-on, engaging media is central to the visitor experience. We create content for art museums that want to add context without distracting from the work.
We also serve corporate visitor centers, government and military museums, and university and library exhibits, each with distinct audiences and requirements for accuracy, accessibility, and durability.
Storytelling is the heart of effective exhibit media. We use narrative, character, and carefully chosen visuals to guide visitors through ideas that might otherwise feel abstract, giving them an emotional entry point into the subject.
Reliability on the gallery floor is a design requirement. Exhibits run for hours every day, withstand heavy use, and need to recover gracefully from the unexpected. We build software and specify hardware with durability, remote monitoring, and simple restarts in mind, and we provide documentation and training so your staff can care for the installation confidently.
Science & natural history
Children's museums
Art museums
Visitor centers & institutions
The Business Case for Digital Exhibits
Museums compete for attention with streaming, gaming, and social media. Interactive exhibits level the playing field by offering something screens at home cannot: shared, physical, multisensory learning experiences. They give families and groups a reason to come together in person.
Institutions that invest in digital content see increased attendance, longer visits, and stronger fundraising outcomes. An engaging exhibit becomes a story donors can see, feel, and want to support, and content that can be updated extends the value of the investment for years.
Exhibits Every Visitor Can Use
Multilingual and accessible content is increasingly important. We design layouts that can accommodate multiple languages, and we incorporate captions, audio description, and adjustable text so more visitors can participate fully.
We also work comfortably alongside the rest of the exhibit team. Exhibit designers, architects, fabricators, and AV integrators each have their role, and we coordinate closely so that media, hardware, and physical design arrive together and fit seamlessly.
Let’s make your next exhibit unforgettable
Why Pixeldust
We’ve created exhibit content for the Smithsonian, HHMI, and National Geographic, institutions where accuracy, storytelling, and production quality are non-negotiable. Our team includes animators, designers, and developers who understand the unique constraints and opportunities of museum environments.
From reliability on the gallery floor to collaboration with curators and subject matter experts, we know what it takes to deliver. If you want an exhibit that visitors remember and return for, Pixeldust is ready to build it.
Our clients value that we understand the museum world: the review processes, the grant cycles, the fixed opening dates, and the need for long-term reliability. We plan with those realities in mind and communicate clearly with your whole project team.
We are proud that the exhibits we create continue teaching and inspiring long after opening day, and we would be glad to help your institution do the same.
Because our team includes animators, designers, and developers under one roof, we can take a project from concept art to working software to installed hardware without losing the thread.
From early concept through installation and handover, we focus on delivering exhibits that reflect your institution’s mission, respect your content, and give visitors a reason to talk about their visit long after they leave.
Frequently asked questions
We build touchscreen interactives, animated displays, projection-mapped environments, AR-enhanced exhibits, video installations, and custom interactive experiences for any gallery environment.
Yes. We frequently collaborate with exhibit designers, architects, and fabricators, delivering the media content and interactive components that integrate into their physical design.
Yes. We create the animations, videos, and interactive software, and we specify the hardware — screens, projectors, touch overlays, media players — ensuring everything works together reliably.
Every project undergoes review with your subject matter experts and curatorial team. We build revision cycles into our timeline to ensure accuracy without slowing delivery.
Yes. We design systems with content management in mind, so text, images, data, and even interactive elements can be updated without rebuilding the entire exhibit.
Timelines range from 3-6 months for single interactives to 12-18 months for full gallery installations, depending on content scope and institutional review processes.
