
Penny Jennings
What I do, where I work
My title is Senior Exhibit Developer at West Office Exhibition Design. I get to think and talk and write (and sometimes draw!) about exhibitions. I’m also the Vice President of Cultural Connections, a professional development organization for Museum Educators in the Bay Area, and serve on the Board of NAME, the Exhibitions Standing Professional Committee (SPC) of the American Association of Museums (AAM).
Current position
Exhibit Developer at West Office Exhibition Design
Earlier positions
Exhibit Developer at me (self-employed)
Exhibit Developer at Redmond-Jones & Associates
Exhibition Manager at Bay Area Discovery Museum
Various at Exploratorium
Website(s)
More about me
I’ve been dabbling around (or noodling, some would say) in the museum world since the 1980s, first as a student of technology and material culture, then as an educator at the Exploratorium, lately as an exhibit developer and project manager for projects far and wide, from interactive sound sculpture to hydrogen fuel cells.
I’m grateful for the chance to read and share on this site—thank you to all who made it happen.
Recent publications & presentations
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"What is an Exhibit Developer?." Exhibitionist (NAME)
Spring 2006
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"Eye on Design: Inspiration from Outside the Museum." AAM Annual Meeting
2008
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"The Power and Pitfulls of Collaboration." AAM Annual Meeting
2008
Case Studies

Picture This: Family Photographs...
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Published April 19 2007