Falklands 30 Exibition Video

We have created a video, showing the history of the design, concept and installation of the Falklands 30 Exhibition at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Enjoy!

Opening Ceremony - It's Official!

The Fleet Air Arm Museum Falklands 30 Exhibition opening took place on Armed Forces Day, June 30th 2012. All the exhibition graphics were in place, and before a large crowd the exhibition was opened by Rear Admiral L E Middleton CB DSO, who was captain of HMS Hermes during the Conflict. There were presentations from local schools (including one from pupils from the Falkland Islands themselves) and then we were free to walk round the exhibition.


Below are some photos of the event, and we will shortly be compiling a video to chart the entire process of putting the exhibition graphics together.


We would once again like to thank the team at the Fleet Air Arm Museum for the opportunity to produce this exhibition work, and thank the Wallis Agency team who put it together.

The Family Education Area, complete with Flight Deck information boards (for you to try out launching and landing a Sea Harrier!), jigsaw and board game.

Our Falklands 30 Board Game.

Trying on Flight Deck uniforms!

The Full Opening Approaches

The Falklands 30 Exhibition will officially open this Saturday - 30th June. Wallis Agency will be there, and pictures will follow.

For that opening, we are putting the finishing touches on a few further items. We are producing two memorial boards for the memorial area, an information board and hand-held sheets for the family educational area (learn how to land and launch a Sea Harrier from the flight deck of an Aircraft Carrier!)

We are also close to signing off our board game, which will take pride of place in the family education area. Throw the dice to see who goes first!

What Next?

The Soft Opening is complete. There will be a proper opening at the end of the month, and we are also involved in preparing some items to finish the exhibition off. There will be some information boards around each zone (Blue and Orange), some information sheets for the Memorial Area and some items to help with the educational area in the Orange Zone. These include a mini flight-deck instruction panel, a jigsaw and a board game! These are some of the most original and exciting projects Wallis Agency has ever done!

The Blue Zone

As well as the main exhibition area, there is also the Blue Zone, where original aircraft from the Falklands conflict are displayed. These are in an adjacent hall, so the directional signage takes visitors to them, and the area is branded with a blue version of the logo, to show it is part of the same exhibition, but in a separate area.

The Memorial Area of the Museum is midway between the Orange and Blue Zones. This board, fixed to the Falklands Memorial display, directs visitors to one area or the other.

The Blue Zone mainly comprises the aircraft information boards. These are made from aluminium composite, and show the details of the various original aircraft.

In this picture, you can see the magnetic branding strip on the information point (also below).

Directional Signage

We created a few directional signs to help visitors find their way to and from the exhibition.

The Soft Opening

The exhibition had its soft opening yesterday, with a visit from HRH Prince Andrew. All went well, and the space now looks great, with all the boards up, and the aircraft information panels, directional signage and exhibits in place. The area of the Museum designated for this exhibition looks fantastic.

Aerial views of the finished exhibition

At ground level the exhibition space is well paced and presents the information and exhibits clearly.

This is the one and only green aircraft information panel, signifying that this Westland Wessex helicopter is part of the Royal Marines display area.

The overall entrance panorama.

Down to the last detail - this information point has a magnetic panel at the foot, to brand it for the exhibition.

The Royal Marines case, fully illuminated.

These are a selection of our Reminiscence boards, now in position.

A close up, showing the 'tromp l'oeil' effect of the individual reminiscence 'postcards' placed in a scrapbook style.

The branded staircase wrap, to enhance the Royal Marines area.

Clear text boards tell the story of the conflict.