About the Project
The Schubert Club is one of the earliest arts organizations in the country, and remains to this day an active and vibrant organization. OES helped redesign their existing museum, building stories around an archival collection of keyboard instruments, and reimagining how museum visitors would experience music within the walls of their galleries.
The Music Makers’ Zone is an overview of the evolution of music, and features a giant instrument “tornado” as its centerpiece. The goal of this gallery is to have an entirely hands on experience, with all instruments playable or touchable. To further enliven the instruments and showcase their unique features, OES created several interactive experiences through touchscreens and other multimedia. Learning opportunities from sheet music on a piano to digital lessons on keyboards and a playable Percussion Wall round out the experience.
The Keyboard Experience showcase the Schubert Club's historic collection. These instruments are too fragile to be played, and required a wholly different approach in connecting to the visitors. The keyboards become the centerpiece objects, with media supporting their stories through audio, video, and storytelling.
The museum's newest addition, Letters Alive, brings the stories and music of Clara Schumann, Mozart, Verdi, and Tchaikovsky through original letters from the composers.
