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New Mexico History Museum
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and Its Legacy
Project Group
Client
Date
May 2009Location
New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, NMExhibition Design
Gallagher & AssociatesTags
Playlists
Visitors read and study a facsimile of this key political document, in which Mexico ceded regions of the southwest to the U.S., while contemporary interviews play out competing interpretations of the treaty.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848 is a living document with daily relevance to the people of New Mexico. Bringing together high-resolution images of the full treaty, transcription tools, and historical perspectives, this interactive experience lets visitors delve into specific issues or get an overview of the treaty’s history. Video interviews with experts depict different interpretive lenses brought to bear on the treaty. Visitors and students of history beyond the southwest area can experience the interactive online, just as museum visitors experience it on site.
Press & Awards
“New Museum Showcases New Mexico’s Colorful History,” The Associated Press, Deborah Baker, May 14, 2009Interactive displays are an important part of the museum’s mix... [including] a sophisticated, bilingual exhibit on the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War and made New Mexico a U.S. territory. Highlighted portions of the treaty link to interviews with historians.
Credits
- Designer
- Kieran Lynn
- Technology Director
- Thomas Wester
- Developer
- Jeremy Brown
- Producer
- Melissa Paugh
- Production Artist
- Rebecca Rosen
- Production/QA Assistant
- Elizabeth Bourke
- A/V System Design
- Romeantics
- A/V Integration
- Electrosonic
- Exhibit Design
- Gallagher & Associates
© 2013 Second Story, Inc.Project Group
- Project Overview
- Decoding the Segesser Hides
- New Mexico Oral Histories
- Shifting Boundaries
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and Its Legacy
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