This article was originally published on the Association of Midwest Museums Blog. We’ve been curious about the impact of the pandemic on various aspects of museum work – particularly exhibition planning and production – and have reached out to our colleagues within the AMM network to get their “boots on the ground” perspective. This article …
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This article was originally published in The Spokesman-Review by Adam Shanks. The new Liberty Park Library isn’t just full of books – it is itself a story. It starts with tales of the community center busing kids to the library downtown instead of the library branch next door, where the meetings rooms were too small …
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When passing a capital bond in 2018, voters indicated their number one priority was improved children’s areas. Not one to take this request lightly, Spokane Public Library engaged Luci Creative and Ravenswood Studio, Inc. to develop, fabricate, and install six whimsical children’s spaces with a consistent theme for the Central, Shadle Park, Liberty Park, Hillyard, …
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This year’s Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) Best Practices Award recipient is the Ford House! The historic estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford opened its first major expansion in over 90 years to the public May 26, 2021 — a 40,000 square-foot Visitor Center and 17,000 square-foot Administration Building. The state-of-the-art project added event spaces and exhibition …
Nearly 100 STEM students participated in ComEd’s ‘Mission to Mars,’ where the local students build their own Mars Rover and navigate the robots through various ‘Marscapes’ at an in-person event. Ravenswood Studio fabricated several different ‘Marscapes’ tracks for the mini robots to follow. We spent several weeks testing the rovers ourselves, creative challenging but fun …
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This article was originally published in Patch News from a press release by the Spokane Public Library. Six of our new and renovated libraries opening in 2021 and 2022 will include fun and whimsical children’s playspaces designed by Luci Creative. Improved children’s spaces were the number one facility improvement requested by the public when the …
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Ewing Brings Both Front and Back of the House Experience to the Newly Created Position Ravenswood Studio, a custom fabrication company that builds exhibits for museums and corporations and scenery for movies, tv, and theatrical productions, welcomes Mark Ewing as its Chief Operating Officer. Ewing will work in partnership with President and Owner, Michael Shapiro …
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This article was originally published in Broadway World Chicago by Alexa Criscitiello. From Starry Nights to Yellow Houses, the Instagrammable experience returns for a limited time to enchant and inspire at an all-new location on the Mag Mile. Step into the 19th-century genius of Vincent van Gogh’s incredible works this Summer as the exhibit that …
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This article was originally published in KXLY.com by Kaitlin Knapp. Families in the Shadle area will soon be able to enjoy the community’s library again. It has been closed since December 2019. The renovation is one piece of a bigger project. In 2018, voters passed a $77 million bond to build three new libraries and …
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This article was originally published on Channel 4 News by Alysia Gray Painter. Many of the talented teams overseeing our local museums spent a good deal of time during the pandemic’s closures to rethink, well, just about everything to do with the institutions they so handily helm. And at the California Science Center? That thorough …
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This article was originally published on the Art Institute of Chicago’s website by Elizabeth McGoey. Dazzling to behold and impressive in its scale, the Hartwell Memorial Window—on view beginning May 27—is among the most complex stained glass landscapes produced in America. Soaring 25 feet high, the sublime scene captures Mount Chocorua, one of New England’s most …
This article was originally published in the Chicago Sun-Times by Kyle MacMillan The Art Institute of Chicago already owned some major creations by the Tiffany Studios, but its holdings took a giant leap forward in 2018, when it acquired a dazzling 26-by-18-foot church window depicting Mount Chocorua in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The …
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This article was originally published in The Detroit News by Maureen Feighan Step inside the new visitor center at Ford House, the home and estate of Henry Ford’s only child, Edsel, wife Eleanor and their four kids, and you won’t just learn about the prominent family’s story. You’ll see it. The gorgeous 40,000-square-foot center, designed to look like …
This article was originally published in Fintech Zoom by Judy Simms. As part of a plan developed in 2012 to restore, reconstruct and rehabilitate the historic Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, the long-awaited public opening of the estate’s new visitor center and administration building is just around the corner. Construction is complete; landscaping and signage …
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There are few things as heartwarming as seeing a child gleefully enjoying playtime. It doesn’t matter if it is spontaneous or structured, play is an important part of child development. Whether you’re planning a museum exhibit for children, a family reading nook at a public library, or a playspace in a shopping mall, there is …
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This article was originally published in the San Antonio Report by James Courtney. A new exhibit at the Witte Museum invites attendees to consider the role that physics plays in the day to day activities of living things. On loan from the Field Museum in Chicago, The Machine Inside: Biomechanics offers an interactive, multimodal look at the …
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Ravenswood Studio is excited to announce we have been named one of the Top 50 fabricators by Event Marketer! Thank you so much for recognizing us! If you are interested in custom fabrication services, reach out to us at hello@ravenswoodstudio.com. We are excited to help you bring your project to life.
I think it’s safe to say that this year hasn’t been easy on any of us. We have all adjusted the way we operate to keep our team members safe, while continuing to support our clients. This year has tested us in ways I have never seen in my almost 40 years in the industry. …
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Michael Shapiro has always been interested in ways to “go green.” He drives an electric car, his family grows their own vegetables and herbs, and of course, recycles as much as possible. It comes as no surprise that his personal desire to reduce his carbon footprint floats over to his professional life. “We probably go …
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This article was originally featured in the Detroit Free Press by Chanel Stitt Grosse Pointe Shores will soon have a newly renovated Visitor Center and Administration Building at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House estate. Large windows and a balcony on the second floor of the Visitor Center will give event attendees a breathtaking view of Ford’s Cove …