Howard+Revis Design

04/09/2024

He made time stand still.

Howard+Revis Design extends our appreciation and admiration for the work and life of Terry Chase. Terry's highly detailed and meticulously crafted dioramas captured and held still moments of beauty and elegance in nature. His work lives on in visitor centers and museums across the country, inspiring visitors to lean into nature and "look until they see."

We share here a small sampling of H+R projects that Terry lovingly brought to life:

Life Cycle of the Grey Wolf exhibit at National Wildlife Visitor Center, 1994

'Gator Hole at Everglades National Park, 1994

On the Brink exhibit at National Wildlife Visitor Center, 1994

Life Cycle of the Whooping Crane exhibit at National Wildlife Visitor Center, 1994

Meadow Fritillary Butterfly, Wetlands exhibit at Seney National Wildlife Center, in progress

08/08/2023

Girlhood: It's complicated is on the road!

After three years in Washington, DC, our exhibit for the National Museum of American History and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service is now in Muncie, Indiana. The show will go on to Cincinnati and St. Paul. Catch it to learn how girls and young women have helped make America!

06/12/2023

H+R's traveling exhibit for the Jim Crow Museum has opened in its first location. Currently at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, "Overcoming Hateful Things" uses objects and images of intolerance to explore the roots of racism, promote understanding, and encourage dialogue. The 3,000-square-foot exhibit features 100+ objects and custom multimedia.

Explore the exhibit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK5lLrjO9fw&ab_channel=JimCrowMuseum

06/09/2023

H+R is part of SWA Group Team, one of five teams short-listed in a design competition for the memorial to those killed during the Route 91 Music Festival in Las Vegas. We are deeply honored to be part of this vital project and are grateful to all those in the Las Vegas community who have helped us understand this story. The community will have a chance to weigh in on the design proposals.

Explore our concept, "Resonant Memory," here: https://swa.mysocialpinpoint.com/vegasmemorialswateam

Learn how to share your input here: https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/parks___recreation/cultural_division/1_october_memorial/a_message_from_the_community.php

05/17/2023

We are excited to announce the groundbreaking for the expansion project at the National Civil Rights Museum. The project will build upon the foundational exhibit at the Lorraine Motel and take the interpretive experience from 1968 to our time. Together with Self+Tucker Architects and SWA Group, we are honored to be the museum's design and interpretive development partner in their critical work.

Read about yesterday's groundbreaking ceremony here: https://wreg.com/news/local/national-civil-rights-museum-breaks-ground-on-two-year-expansion-project/amp/

10/14/2022

Come work with us!

We are looking for a 3D exhibit designer who can collaborate and develop cohesive, fun, and unique experiences.

More information:

Howard+Revis Design Services, a leading exhibition design firm located in Washington, DC, is looking for a 3D exhibit designer to join our small, but growing team of dedicated professionals.

06/28/2022

Our latest exhibit at President Lincoln's Cottage, Reflections on Grief and Child Loss, received the Award of Excellence by the American Association for State and Local History. We are also honored to have been selected by the AASLH's special committee for their discretionary History in Progress award. We are grateful to for continuously sharing courageous stories with the world and to the families who shared their memories of love and loss.

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06/20/2022

The Freedom House Museum in Alexandria, VA officially reopened on Juneteenth! We are honored to be a part of the next chapter of the building at 1315 Duke Street.

Thousands of enslaved people were forcibly trafficked from Northern Virginia to New Orleans through this building. H+R worked with the City of Alexandria to tell their stories. The exhibit highlights personal experiences and takes a step back to investigate historical sources, asking, "How do we know what we know?"

Freedom House also features a Virginia Black history exhibit and a gallery of art based on African American sites. We highly recommend a visit!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/06/18/alexandria-freedom-house-museum-slavery/

04/20/2022

A beautiful day at Point Lookout Lighthouse! Located on the northern side of the mouth of the Potomac River, the lighthouse was erected in 1830 to serve the shipping community.

Yesterday we toured the newly-renovated site with potential fabricators. The lighthouse will reopen soon with interpretation in both the historic structure and buoy shed. Stay tuned!

04/04/2022

Sometimes our projects intersect in unexpected and wonderful ways. Last Friday, ownership of a plot of land along the Rappahannock River known as Fones Cliffs — site of a historic encounter between European explorer Captain John Smith and Native Americans living on the land — was returned to the Rappahannock Tribe in Virginia.

Kudos to our client, the US Fish & Wildlife Service. for protecting the site adjacent to the property and its resident population of eagles, and for their charge to work with the tribe to tell their story. Also a shout-out to Dr. Julia King and the team at St. Mary's College (partner to our History St. Mary's City project) for unearthing the story of the tribe's long occupation of the site. And, of course, congratulations and respect to Chief Anne and the whole tribe for righting a wrong 400 years later.

Read the full article here:

The transfer of hundreds of acres at Fones Cliffs marks a significant partnership.

03/25/2022

Happy Maryland Day!

388 years ago, the Maryland experiment began when the first colonists stepped ashore at St. Mary's City. Today, we are excited to share the design of the new Maryland Heritage Interpretive Center at Historic St. Mary's City.

Experience the animation here:

When the first colonists stepped ashore at St. Mary's City 388 years ago, the Maryland experiment began. The stories, ideas, conflicts, achievements, and debates that emerged from this settlement continue to shape our world. The new Maryland Heritage Interpretive Center at Historic St. Mary's City i...

03/23/2022

H+R was honored to attend the Smithsonian Award for Excellence in Exhibitions award ceremony this morning.

Girlhood (It's Complicated) was selected as the shared winner of the 2020/2021 Smithsonian Excellence in Exhibitions Award! Kathleen Franz, lead curator, deservedly accepted the award on behalf of the project team, which we are proud to be a part of!

Some of the judges' comments:

"This is a rare instance where the final design and content deliver on the concept and intent for the exhibit to have a visual and voice for girls that carries through in various forms."

"Exhibit graphics and the exhibit voice, based on how girls talk and are talked to, is playful and engaging and the labels are written in such a way that they come from a girl's voice."