Experience & History
Academy Studios is a full service, exhibit design, fabrication and installation company located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our 40,000 sq. ft office in the San Francisco Bay Area houses a complete in-house exhibit and graphic design studio, wood and metal fabrication shop as well as large and small model making, rockwork, plant-making, mold-making and mural studios. The fabrication studio is capable of accommodating finished products of every imaginable shape and size. We are committed to using recycled and non-toxic materials and maintaining an OSHA-safe working environment.
At Academy Studios we believe in engaging the museum visitor through stories and experiences that capture the visitor’s imagination and spark the quest for new knowledge. Over the past 18 years, Academy Studios has completed more than 160 projects worldwide, including science, natural history and art museums, zoos, aquariums, visitor centers and corporations. Academy Studios has a solid reputation for innovation and excellence in the creation of durable, interactive, educational experiences that engage and excite audiences of all ages. Academy Studios abilities and expertise in the museum industry can make ideas realities.
SELECTED CLIENT LIST:
SCIENCE AND NATURAL WORLD:
Año Nuevo State Reserve, Pescadero, CA
Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center, Tarpon Springs, FL
California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Eco Centro Puerto Madryn, Argentina, South America
Giant Forest Museum, Sequoia National Park, Mariposa CA
Happy Isles Visitor Center, NPS, Yosemite National Park, CA
Hong Kong Museum of History, Kowloon, Hong Kong
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, Washington, DC
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
Papalote Museo del Niño, México City, México
Puerto Rico Museum of Natural History, San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA
Taiwan Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS, ART, & HISTORY:
Alcatraz Landing, Hornblower Cruises/National Park Services, S.F., CA
Espacio Cultural y Educativo Betlemitas, Mexico City, Mexico
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA
Domaine Chandon, Moët Hennessy, California Wineries, Napa, CA
The Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI
Joe Quinney Center for Winter Sports, Park City, UT
MIDE Museo Interactivio de Economia, Mexico City, Mexico
Museum of Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian, Washington, DC
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, San Francisco, CA
San Mateo County History Museum, San Mateo, CA
Schiele Museum of Natural History, Gastonia, North Carolina
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC
LIVE ANIMAL EXHIBITS:
Akron Zoo, Akron OH
Audubon Nature Institute, Insectarium, New Orleans, LA
Oakland Children's Zoo, Oakland, CA
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA
Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, PA
Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco, CA
Ty Warner Sea Center, Santa Barbara, CA
Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu, HI
OUR SERVICES:
DESIGN:
Exhibit Design
Fundraising materials
Graphic design and production
Client/project logos and identities
Illustrations and CAD drafting
FABRICATION:
Museum quality cabinetry
Mechanical and computer interactives
Immersion habitats/dioramas
Aquaria/live animal habitats
Scale models
Mural design and painting
Models and sculptures
Mannequins
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT:
Exhibit text and labels
Educational programming
Curriculum development
MANAGEMENT SERVICES:
Production management
Project Cost estimation
Programming
Traveling exhibit development