Museum Branding &
Exhibition Identity 

At Ihsan Ishan Design, we create museum branding rooted in scholarship and research. We distill the voice of your institution and its exhibitions into design systems that connect audiences emotionally and intellectually.

Spanning exhibition branding, typography, pattern, illustration, print, digital, and exhibition design, we translate narratives into clear, cohesive visual systems that create context, meaningful engagement, and lasting impact.

Our work helps museums communicate with depth, coherence, and purpose, ensuring that each exhibition and program is experienced as thoughtfully as it is presented.

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The Steins Collect:
Matisse, Picasso, and
the Parisian Avant-Garde

A Story of Discovery:

Extensive research by Sangeetha Kowsik uncovered an early 1900s map of Paris, which was meticulously redrawn and hand-illustrated to trace the location of Gertrude Stein’s residence during that period.

Archival research also revealed a historic stamp, which was carefully redrawn and integrated into the exhibition’s visual identity.

The typography was inspired by the artists Stein championed, while the
hand-illustrated map became the
central graphic element anchoring
the exhibition’s branding.

Hand-illustrated historic Paris map created for The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition branding for The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde.
Gertrude Stein quote typography developed as part of the exhibition identity for The Steins Collect at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Redrawn historic Metropolitan Museum of Art stamp incorporated into the visual identity for The Steins Collect exhibition.
Custom typography featuring a Gertrude Stein quote developed for The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition The Steins Collect.

Branding and Typography design for China Institute Special Exhibition “Dreams of the Kings”

Exhibition branding and typography for China Institute’s Dreams of the Kings: A Jade Suit for Eternity, including advertising and promotional graphics.

BRANDING & CUSTOM PATTERN DESIGN FOR THE
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART’S
COSTUME INSTITUTE : SCHIAPARELLI & PRADA, IMPOSSIBLE CONVERSATIONS

Branding and custom pattern design for The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute exhibition Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.

BRANDING & TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN FOR EXHIBITIONS

Exhibition branding and typography for Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Exhibition identity and graphic design for Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Exhibition branding and typography for John Baldessari: Pure Beauty at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BRANDING, ILLUSTRATION, TYPOGRAPHY, AND CUSTOM
PATTERN DESIGN FOR
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART GUITAR HEROES SPECIAL EXHIBITION

Branding, illustration, typography and custom pattern design for The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York.

EXHIBITION BRANDING & TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN FOR VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS

Exhibition identity and typography design for The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Exhibition branding for Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Exhibition branding and graphic design for Master Painters of India at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BRING YOUR EXHIBITION
STORY TO LIFE

From research and concept to branding, typography, pattern and visual identity, let’s create an exhibition experience that connects with your audience.

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