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Design leadership for cultural spaces

Momento Design

The independent practice of Jonah Most, helping museums, science centers, and cultural institutions turn ambitious experience projects into places people remember.

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Experience strategy Exhibit development Creative team leadership Project delivery

 

Jonah Most leads creative teams to develop and reinvent spaces for culture and curiosity.

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Jonah Most leads creative teams to develop and reinvent spaces for culture and curiosity.

01Experiential Science Museum

Building a new learning laboratory in Seoul

Role: Senior Project Director for Exploratorium
Partner: Hyundai Motor Group—Seoul, South Korea
Rendering from Foster + Partners

02The Scientific Center of Kuwait

Expanding a premier science center in the Middle East

Role: Senior Project Director for Exploratorium
Partner: The Scientific Center of Kuwait—Salmiya, Kuwait
Photo from Exploratorium

03Unity Center

Creating a social justice hub for California

Role: Project leader, exhibit developer, writer for West Office Exhibition Design
Partner: California Museum—Sacramento, CA
Photo by Robert Durell, courtesy California Museum

04Arkansas Underfoot

Asking visitors to rethink what's under their feet

Role: Exhibit developer, writer for Exploratorium
Partner: Mid-America Science Museum—Hot Springs, AR
Photo by Dero Sanford

05Gold Mountain

Sharing stories of Chinese Californians who shaped the Golden State

Role: Project leader, exhibit developer for West Office Exhibition Design
Partner: California Museum—Sacramento, CA
Photo from West Office Exhibition Design

06Space Race

Revitalizing a museum with treasures of the Space Age

Role: Project leader, exhibit developer, writer for West Office Exhibition Design
Partner: Cosmosphere—Hutchinson, KS
Photo from Cosmosphere

07Women Inspire

Celebrating California women changing our world

Role: Project leader, exhibit developer for West Office Exhibition Design
Partner: California Museum—Sacramento, CA
Photo from West Office Exhibition Design

08Body Language

Considering how the sculpted body can communicate

Role: Multimedia content developer for Earprint Immersive
Partner: Metropolitan Museum of Art—New York, NY

09Generation Ali

Asking visitors what motivates them to fight for change

Role: Exhibit developer, writer for West Office Exhibition Design
Partner: Muhammad Ali Center—Louisville, KY
Photo from West Office Exhibition Design

10Who was Sarah Winchester?

Telling the story of this beautiful but bizarre mansion

Role: Project leader, exhibit developer for West Office Exhibition Design
Partner: Winchester Mystery House—San Jose, CA
Photo from Winchester Mystery House

11Ohanapecosh Visitor Center

Discovering a turquoise river in an ancient forest

Project leader, exhibit developer, writer for West Office Exhibition Design
National Park Service—Mount Rainier, WA
Rendering from West Office

12Rethinking Museum Accessibility

Increasing access for visitors who are blind or have low vision

Role: Project leader, exhibit developer, writer for West Office Exhibition Design
Partner: California Museum—Sacramento, CA
Photo from West Office Exhibition Design

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