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Ralph Appelbaum Associates

Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) is a multidisciplinary firm specializing in the planning and design of museums, exhibits, educational environments and visitor attractions.

Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) is a multidisciplinary firm specialising in the planning and design of museums, exhibitions, educational environments and visitor attractions. A family-owned company founded in 1978, its portfolio includes many of the world’s most recognisable public learning institutions across 800 completed commissions in more than 50 countries.

Headquartered in New York, with branch offices in London, Berlin, Beijing and Dubai, RAA has a staff of over two hundred practitioners including designers, architects, historians, educators, media specialists, technologists, and researchers. RAA is known for its work for national governments, leading cultural institutions and major corporations.

Capabilties

Ralph Appelbaum Associates has expertise in all aspects of planning, design and media production. The firm offers comprehensive interpretive solutions, from a project’s concept phase to its realisation.

Architectural design
Script writing
Content development and coordination
Exhibition design
Graphic design
Branding and visual identity
Interior design
Budgeting
Business plans and operating projections
Project management
Site coordination
Interaction design and development
Editing and animation
Mobile app design and development
Photography and filming
Web design and development
and more

Ralph Appelbaum Associates Awards

Ralph Appelbaum Associates has been awarded over 300 awards in the fields of design and communication. These include a bronze ADC Award for Spatial Design, Lavazza Museum, a Silver Indigo Award for Branding, Lavazza Museum and a Red Dot Award for National Museum of African American History and Culture.