As a Senior UX/UI designer at Ideum, I collaborated with the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on an application that allows visitors to create their own galleries. The application is inspired by Samuel F. B. Morse’s painting Gallery of the Louvre. Morse’s painting was intended to share several great European works of art with Americans. His painting reflects the salon-style hang that was common in that era. 

In the Curate Your Own Exhibition interactive, visitors are challenged to choose a theme, wall color, and works of art from Crystal Bridges’ collection, to create their virtual gallery. Visitors can then share their galleries on Tumblr or via email. The application is designed to be flexible; the available artworks may change over time allowing returning visitors to have a different experience and create brand new galleries. As the lead designer on this project, I designed the user experience and aesthetic style for the exhibit, and worked with our development team to bring the interactive software to life.