Written on the Land
The Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado, is a satellite museum for the state historical society. The museum tells the story of the Ute people who are the longest residents of the region.
This project was done as part of the EDX Exhibits design team. The exhibits won a National Association for Interpretation award in 2018.
EDX redesigned the exhibit space for the Ute Indian Museum. The team also reworked a second version of the exhibits for the main history museum, History Colorado, in Denver. The exhibits are place-based and focus on the ties of the Ute tribes to different locations throughout Colorado and Utah.
Each section of the exhibits was introduced with a large photograph and a smaller overlaying translucent text panel mounted over it.
Colors and graphic treatments were drawn from Ute beadwork and the colors traditionally used in that craft.
An additional wall graphic showing some of the other treatments used in the exhibits.
Whenever appropriate, graphics included both historic and contemporary photographs. Modern photographs were given more prominent placement as a way to underscore that the Ute people are still here today and their story is continuing.