California State Railroad Museum

Gizmo worked with designers The Sibbett Group to create this interactive model train exhibit Client: National Model Railroad Association Category: Exhibits  Location: California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA Date: April 2021 This exhibit was thoughtfully designed by the Sibbett Group. Gizmo then went to building all of the display cases, mountings, signage, railroad trestle bridges including…

Brooklyn Basin

Client: Signature Development Category: Exhibits  Location: Oakland, CA Date: August 2021  Gizmo partnered with the designers at Gyroscope to create this interactive historical exhibit located at the 9th Avenue Terminal in Oakland, CA. This immersive installation is part of the broader community development project at Brooklyn Basin, a revitalized waterfront area that celebrates the rich cultural…

Oakland Museum

The exhibit allows visitors to interact and explore the re-created adventures of John Muir in California and Alaska. Client: Oakland Museum Category: Exhibit Location: Oakland, California Date: 2011 A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir’s Journey Oakland Museum of California Gizmo Art Production provided full-scale museum exhibit fabrication in California for A Walk in…

Castro Adobe

Client: Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Category: Exhibits  Location: Watsonville, CA Date: May 2024 Featured image description: Over the years, people have left their mark on the adobe walls — literally. Many carved their names into the mud brick walls, and this glimpse into the storied history of the adobe will be preserved on the “graffiti…

Oakland Zoo Habitarium

Client: ECOS Design Category: Visitor Center Location: Oakland, California Date: July 2018 Completed in July 2018, this project consisted of working closely with the exhibit design team as well as working with the educational team at the Oakland Zoo. We assisted with development to ensure that elements were buildable and durable. This exhibit was complete build out, turning…

Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology

The Sibbett Group designed the Pheobe Hearst Exhibit in Berkeley and hired Gizmo to fabricate and install the exhibit furniture and graphics. Client: Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology Category: History & Heritage Museum Location: Berkeley, California Date: April 2017 Gizmo Art Production, Inc. was honored to fabricate and install custom exhibit furniture and interpretive graphics for the…

Chabot Science Center

Client: Chabot Space and Science Center  Category: Exhibit Location: Oakland, California Date: 2006  At the Chabot Space and Science Center, Gizmo combined, art, science and construction technology to create eleven interactive exhibits in only eight weeks. Gizmo’s science-themed creations include: “A Moon Odyssey”, “Observatories”, “The New Space Race” Ansari X-Prize”, and “Solar Go Round.” Gizmo collaborated with…