Great Exhibits on a Small Budget

ARTICLE — There’s a reason people say, “If you want some- thing done well, do it yourself.” This also applies to creating exhibit components in a frugal way. How can you leverage or creatively utilize existing tools, materials, workspaces, or staff to help produce exhibit components? Even if you don’t have a fully functioning (or fully staffed) exhibits department, are there parts of the exhibition development or production process that you can handle in-house to reduce costs?