museum installations

Curated exhibition pieces

Museum installations are artworks or exhibits designed specifically for a particular gallery space, often large-scale and immersive.

Unlike portable art hung on walls, installations transform the room itself into part of the experience: The artist's installation filled three galleries with suspended mirrors and recorded whispers.

The term also covers the physical process of setting up any museum display.

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