Exhibits

= = Regulation sized cardboard exhibition boards will be available for purchase. I have pre-ordered a set for student use. The cost is $13.00/board. Students should plan the layout of their projects on a template prior to final construction. = = =Straight from the NHD Website:=

How to Create a Historical Exhibit

What is a Historical Exhibit?
Historical exhibition presents information about an event, person, place, or idea from the past by physically displaying documents, images, or objects. We often see such exhibits at museums, but they are also presented at many other places such as archives, historic sites, park visitor centers, classrooms, and even airports and train stations. For your National History Day project, you will tell the story of your research through historic photographs, maps, drawings and other interesting objects.historic sites, park visitor centers, classrooms, and even airports and train stations. For your National History Day project, you will tell the story of your research through historic photographs, maps, drawings and other interesting objects.

How is an Exhibit Different from Other Categories?
The exhibit category is three dimensional and is displayed on a physical structure. Exhibits use color, images, documents, objects, graphics, and design, as well as words, to tell your story. Exhibits can be interactive experiences by asking viewers to play music, solve a puzzle, look at a video, or open a door or window to see more documents or photos.

Things to consider as you build your exhibit:

For physical artifacts: > -Does the item advance the story you are trying to tell? > -Is a document you are thinking of displaying too long or too wordy? Is it easy to read and understand? Will it take up too much space in your exhibit? > -Is the item visually interesting? > -What images best tell your story? > -Do you want to include artifacts in your exhibit? > -Will your exhibit contain audiovisual materials?
 * Does the item fit in with the NHD theme and the theme of your exhibit?

Prepare the script//://
 * Writing your titles, text, and labels is often referred to as writing the script. Like all good writing, your exhibit script needs to be grammatically correct, use good sentence structure, make wise word choices, and contain no spelling errors. You should expect to write several drafts. Exhibit labels are brief, so they need to be clear and concise.

Check the Exhibit rules for more information: