A piece of #galvestonhistory
The Ship to Shore museum takes visitors through a series of sequential experiential spaces. They alternate hands-on and innovative interactive learning with immersive experiences.
Life in 1880s Galveston
The Ship to Shore exhibition is based on authentic and documented personal stories of immigrants landing in Galveston in the 1880s.
Visitors follow in the footsteps of the early immigrants, from the long sea voyage with its mix of hardships and wonders, to the hustle and bustle arriving to one of the busiest ports and booming cities in the US.
Our bold approach to the scenography sees a blended presentation approach that balances both a traditional museum experience with digital storytelling that includes animated screens and virtual characters.
Our role
- Museum consultants
- Stakeholder and cultural engagement
- Experience design
- Spatial design
- Spatial design
- Multimedia design
- Interactive design
- Exhibition design
- Interpretive design
- Fabrication and installation
- Ongoing site support and maintenance
Interactive storytelling
27 historical characters appear throughout the exhibition on digital screens, that help bring to life the story of 1880s Galveston.
Drama specialists drew on extensive archive research to create scripts for the characters, which were cast from a diverse group of American characters in New Zealand.
The scripts included graphic novel story boards for both backgrounds and character actions. They were filmed in state-of-the-art green screen studios and composited into the final graphic novel plates.
An interconnected visitor attraction
Ship to Shore uses the Galveson History+ digital membership card we developed for the Galveston Historical Foundation to personalise visitor experiences, collecting an itinerary of locations to visit in town.
Gibson International collaborated with
FIT Architects (NZ), Innovative Environments (Houston)
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