Testing out the trap door and lighting effects for SCROOGE at Duluth Playhouse

Just beginning to transform the Lake Life Exhibit at Children's Discovery Museum (Grand Rapids, MN)

Absorbing history: The world's first theater, Theater of Dionysus (Athens, Greece)

Absorbing history: Inside the Globe Theater, replica of Shakespeare's most-used space (London, England)

Some of the dozens of "white models" created for scenic and exhibit designs over the years (in Jeff's office)

Calm before the storm: Jeff's desk before beginning to construct a white model for the scenic design of INTO THE WOODS

Digital engineer Daniel programs circuits for some interactive components at Otter Cove Children's Museum (Fergus Falls, MN)

The "command center" for programming lighting cues for SPAMALOT at Duluth Playhouse

Working on the Headless Horseman for Minnesota Ballet's SLEEPY HOLLOW

Playing with lighting the Headless Horseman for Minnesota Ballet's SLEEPY HOLLOW

The previous fabrication shop was at capacity with multiple projects in progress simultaneously

One portion of the train set for Minnesota Ballet's NUTCRACKER 2021

Our 3D printer allows us to make scale models of exhibit components like these from Duluth Children's Museum's toddler room

The shop facility purchased in Feb. 2022 became the new headquarters for BKD!

An old automotive shop, this space required some hefty scraping of the floor and other upgrades to be ready for action

Years' worth of old paint & dirt scraped off the shop floor -- Looks like a piece of art!

Jeff and Ashley representing BKD at the Association of Children's Museums conference, 2022

Investing in a CNC machine has allowed us to cut intricate shapes more quickly and precisely

Layers of a special hardening foam will become a realistic crawl-through log for Otter Cove Children's Museum

A bunch of custom maple vitrines and reader rails, ready to be packed and installed at the Hjemkomst Center (Moorhead, MN)

Some of the dozens of new informational story panels designed for the Hjemkomst Center (Moorhead, MN)

BrownKnows Design needed to create 90 new feet of wall to retell the story of the Hjemkomst!

The BKD crew on break in Moorhead, MN at the original home of the DQ Dilly Bar!

Model compared to finished product -- "Build a Nest" framework for Adams Homestead (N. Sioux City, SD)

Source photo compared to mural -- for Adams Homestead (N. Sioux City, SD)

Ashley layering in flora and fauna for a "pollinators" mural for Adams Homestead (N. Sioux City, SD)

A lot going on in the paint shop -- components for Adams Homestead as well as for a production of NUNSENSE (Boat Club, Duluth, MN)

Gotta test it out -- fabricators Hallie, Zach, & Nelson work on a climber prototype for WonderTrek museum (Brainerd, MN)

Progress on an artificial rock and a mural that will be transported to Adams Homestead (N. Sioux City, SD)

Ashley is delighted by the results of a mold that she created to form the bark of a replica cottonwood tree at Adams Homestead (N. Sioux City, SD)

Like a blank canvas, this portion of the Adams Homestead visitor's center is about to be transformed into a log cabin replica!

The multiple stages of base color, detail paints, and sealants that result in a very realistic replica cottonwood tree in the Nature Play Zone at Adams Homestead (N. Sioux City, SD)

Hanging life-sized native bird images near the cottonwood and mural that have been installed in the Nature Play Zone at Adams Homestead (N. Sioux City, SD)

Jeff, Hallie, Ashley, and Zach after a long day of exhibit installation at Adams

Awesome custom metal footers for outdoor signage on the trails at the Adams Homestead (N. Sioux City, SD)

A sneak peek at some of the fun, the research, the innovation, and the hard work that take BrownKnows Design’s projects from concept to creation!