who we are | what we do | portfolio | philosophy | faq

Frank Madsen

Frank Madsen worked for the Field Museum at the beginning of their Exhibition Department. He designed numerous exhibits including Eskimo Masks, New Spirit in Search of the Past, and Illinois by the Sea. He taught Industrial, Product, and Exhibit Design for the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and founded ExhibitStaff (1975-1987) to design interpretive exhibits for museums, visitor centers, and governmental agencies.

Frank has lectured for the National Association of Museum Exhibitors, the American Association of Museums, the Midwest Museums Conference, the Industrial Design Society of America, the University of Wisconsin, Exhibit Builder's Expo, the Indiana State Museum, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has won awards from the Council of Illinois Historical Societies and Museums, and the prestigious Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH).

His responsibilities include developing proposals, conceptual design, exhibit design, and project management. Lately, he has lectured on the exhibit design implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its associated regulations.