The Australian Museum — Spiders: Fear & Fascination
The Australian Museum
Trade Arts designed and built the touring exhibition Spiders: Fear & Fascination for The Australian Museum, with AR floor projections, interactive media and a modular, tour-ready build.
The brief
Trade Arts designed and built Spiders: Fear & Fascination for The Australian Museum: an immersive exhibition combining specimens, interactive media and hands-on discovery.
Designed to travel
The exhibition had to work as a touring build across a 465–700 square metre footprint. Modular components, durable materials and a compact shipping footprint informed the design for repeated pack-down and installation.
The visitor experience
Visitors encounter an augmented-reality floor projection, interactive touchscreens and VR, alongside spider specimens and tactile activities. Topics range from spider diversity and courtship to venom, silk and the ways spiders sense their surroundings.
A complete exhibition system
The build integrates physical displays, digital experiences and interpretation in a reusable touring format. Graphics and signage were produced in French and English, with provision for further languages.
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