This webinar will give an overview of the exhibit planning process. Heidi will discuss what a successful exhibit is according to the literature and her own experience and show an example of an exhibit that could be seen as successful.

Heidi de Maine is an experienced consultant who specialises in creating immersive, innovative and memorable experiences for zoos, aquariums and museums. Using her stories, visitors are taken on a journey through an experience that involves them and helps them to make their own meanings as well as to form a connection with nature.

Heidi started her career in the public aquarium industry where she learnt first-hand about the needs of the animals, the staff working with them and the visitors. Her experiences with visitors, and her passion for creativity and teaching, led her to exhibit design and signage with a Master’s degree in Interpretation.