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Setting up the exhibition displays

Setting up the exhibition displays [opens in new window]

Creating the exhibition

The room is ready – time to put the exhibition together.

Remember the objects we chose? As they arrive we check them and make any alterations, eg put pictures in frames. Then they are moved to the gallery.

We put our exhibits on the walls and in display cases, following the plans made by the designer. All of the pieces are delicate and some are large or heavy so need careful handling.

Around the gallery we put information and photos. Wall panels are hung so everyone can see them - if the exhibition is for children we’ll hang them a bit lower.

This is delicate work so we should leave the staff, or you could help with the display panels.

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The Display Panel Puzzle

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The wall of the gallery is 23 metres long, and you have 8 display panels to put up. Each panel is 1.7 metres wide. The first panel must be 0.5 metres from the end of the wall, and the last panel must be 0.5 metres from the other end of the wall.

The display Panel Puzzle

The gap between each panel must be exactly the same – how much space should you leave between each panel?

Remember to use your calculator.

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The Display Panel Puzzle

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You need to leave 1.2m between each panel.

First think about the panels and how much space they will take up on the wall. How much space is this? To find this out you need to add up the widths of all the panels which is:

  • 1.7m (the width of one panel) x 8 panels = 13.6m

We also know that we need to leave 0.5m at each end of the wall.

  • 0.5m + 0.5m + 13.6m = 14.6m

14.6m is the amount of wall already taken up. What’s left makes up the gaps between the panels. To find out what’s left we take 14.6m from the length of the wall.

  • 23m (length of wall) – 14.6m = 8.4m

This 8.4m is the total length of all the gaps between the panels. So to find out how big these gaps are we divide 8.4m by the number of gaps. How many gaps are there between 8 panels?

  • There are 7 gaps, so: 8.4m Divison symbol 7 panels = 1.2m
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HOME PAGE 1PLANNING THE EXHIBITION 2MAKING PLANS 3DRAWING BOARD 4MARKETING & EDUCATION 5CHANGES ON THE GALLERY TOUR ENDS
PLAY THE PUZZLES 6SORTING THE STAFF 7CREATING THE EXHIBITION 8LAST MINUTE CLEANING 9THE LAUNCH PARTY 10VISITOR FIGURES THINGS TO DO OFFLINE