Peter Feher Email & Phone Number

Brunswick, Md, Us

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States

Denver, Colorado

Responsible for the design, fabrication and installation of permanent and temporary history museum exhibitions. Worked closely with educators, curators, advisors and the collections department to ensure designs met criteria for artifact conservation and protection. Coordinated efforts of in-house exhibits team and numerous contractors to develop multiple exhibits simultaneously. Managed the fast-paced construction of six exhibitions in under 16 months, projects included:• Preservation 50 - A temporary artifact display that highlighted fifty years of historic preservation in the state of Colorado. Opened October 2016.• Backstory: Western American Art in Context - This 9,000 sq. ft. exhibition combined priceless works of art from The Denver Art Museum with dozens of artifacts from the history museum’s collections. Opened in February 2017.• Byers Evans House Museum - I designed and managed a renovation to the historic 19th century carriage house to host new exhibits, the first of which highlighted women’s history in Colorado.• Ute Indian Museum - The expanded museum opened in June 2017. All exhibits were built by our team in Denver and transported to Montrose, Colorado for the five week long installation.• El Movimiento - I designed this new permanent exhibit that included artifacts, video stations and colorful graphic elements. The exhibit tells the story of the Chicano civil rights movement in the State of Colorado during the 1960’s and ’70’s. I worked with museum staff and a large advisory committee to develop the design.• The Centennial State in 100 Objects - I worked closely with museum staff to conceive, design, fabricate and install this exhibition in under one year. An all-new gallery was built to house the new permanent exhibition featuring one hundred artifacts from the History Colorado collections. Worked with local architects and specialty fabricators to construct the gallery itself and build the exhibit displays. Opened in November 2017.

Houston, Texas

Responsible for exhibit operations and maintenance, booking and installing traveling exhibits (I booked the schedule three years in advance), negotiating service contracts, managing contractors and the design and construction of “The DeBakey Cell Lab” and “The Amazing Body” gallery.

Mobile, Alabama

Responsible for the design, fabrication and maintenance of all exhibit spaces in the Science Center. Created several new exhibit experiences, including: “ExploreTEC” a multi-purpose engineering lab that featured hands-on technology programs and 3D printing, “Scratch Factory”- a 6,000 sq. ft. STEM-based creative gallery, “Science Squad Headquarters”- a wildly colorful demonstration space designed specifically for young kids, and the colorful exhibit “Butterflies, Bugs and Beatles” a custom-built display of over 1,000 preserved insects. All projects involved complete gallery renovations and were implemented entirely in-house with limited budgets, volunteers and temporary laborers.

Mobile Alabama

I designed two high-tech “Drug Education Vehicles” for hospital systems in Mobile, Alabama and Laurel, Mississippi. The colorful interiors featured a multimedia theater and interactive touch screen kiosks. The fun and engaging program was designed for elementary-aged children.

Mobile, Alabama

I was contracted to design the 7,000 sq. ft. permanent exhibition “My BodyWorks,” a state-of-the-art exhibit about health & the human body. I was a one-man design team on this fast tracked project.

West Palm Beach, Florida

Responsible for the design, fabrication and maintenance of all indoor and outdoor exhibits as well as managing the traveling exhibits program. I created a master plan and gradually implemented a complete makeover of all exhibits and public spaces throughout the museum to significantly improve the visitor experience.

Pittsburgh, Pa

I worked my way through several positions during nearly 13 years working at Carnegie Science Center:Senior Exhibit Designer: February 1998 - May 2003. Lead Designer and production managerin the creation of over 50,000 square feet of interactive science and technology exhibits. Projects included two 5000 sq. ft. national traveling exhibitions: “Robotics” and “ZAP! Surgery,” as well as several permanent exhibit galleries: “SciQuest,”- a hands-on science gallery, “SeaScape”- an immersive aquarium gallery and “SportsWorks”- which opened as the world’s largest science of sports exhibition.Exhibit Designer: March 1995 - February 1998. Created concept sketches and detailed CAD fabrication drawings for construction of interactive exhibits and artifact displays.Submarine Program Specialist: December 1992 - March 1995. Created educational displays and performed 45-minute guided tours aboard the authentic World War II submarine USS Requin. Provided regular support to the Exhibit Design department.Submarine Operations Aide, October 1990 - Dec. 1992. Tour guide, maintenance technician, cashier.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Design

Associate Of Science - As, Industrial Design

Degree, Commercial Art And Graphic Design

Two Year vocational program studying various forms of art and graphics design.