From Research to Spatial Experience
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Pickets, Protests, and Parades is a large-scale public exhibition developed for the Rainbow History Project that interprets over sixty years of LGBTQ+ history in Washington, DC. Designed as a series of ten thematic eras rather than a linear timeline, the exhibition uses color-coded visual systems, archival imagery, and interpretive text to translate complex social movements into an accessible, place-based experience. Installed across an 18,000-square-foot downtown plaza, the exhibition invites public engagement, reflection, and discovery in an open civic environment.
Below is the exhibition floor plan showing the spatial organization of ten thematic eras across the plaza, designed to support clear wayfinding, narrative flow, and visitor movement.
