Hello, Sixty!
Ellen Richardson is a designer and design strategist, specializing in the Museum environment.
For nearly two decades, I have partnered with museums, cultural organizations, and arts institutions to create engaging experiences that connect people with ideas, collections, and stories. My work spans exhibition design, graphic communication, interpretive planning, and creative strategy for fine art, cultural, and historical exhibitions.
Throughout my career, I have worked with organizations ranging from nationally recognized museums to smaller institutions with ambitious goals and limited resources. These experiences have taught me that successful projects are built on thoughtful collaboration, clear communication, and a shared vision.
Depending on the needs of a project, I may serve as an independent designer, collaborate as part of an existing team, or lead a network of trusted museum professionals. Through Sixty on Center, I can assemble the right mix of expertise—including content developers, historians, media specialists, lighting designers, conservators, mount makers, collections management professionals, architects, fabricators, and other consultants—to support projects of varying scale and complexity.
At the heart of my work is a belief that great exhibitions do more than present information. They create opportunities for discovery, connection, and meaningful engagement. My goal is to help institutions transform ideas into experiences that are thoughtful, memorable, and grounded in the unique stories they have to tell.
SELECTED PROJECTS /CLIENTS
The Museum at Dumbarton Oaks; Washington, DC / Museum of the American Revolution; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / The Old Barracks Museum, Trenton New Jersey / New York Yankees Museum; New York, New York / Washington Monument, National Mall and Memorial Parks; Washington, DC / South Carolina Historical Society; Charleston, South Carolina / Norfolk African Art Museum; Norfolk State University, Virginia / Armor & Cavalry Gallery, National Infantry Museum; Fort Benning, Georgia / International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum; Newport, Rhode Island / Fort Defiance Interpretive Center; Clarksville, Tennessee / First Landing State Park Trail Center; Virginia Beach, Virginia / Maryland State House; Annapolis, Maryland / University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries; Athens, Georgia / Cherokee Nation Capitol Museum; Tahlequah, Oklahoma/ National Museum of American Jewish History; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Chalmette National Battlefield Cemetery and Visitor Center; Chalmette, Louisiana / United States Naval Academy; Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Annapolis Maryland / District of Columbia DCRA, Green Building Code Traveling Kiosks, Washington, DC / Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Washington, D.C. / Lillian and Albert Small Museum, Jewish Historical Society; Washington D.C. / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; Simi Valley, California / St. Augustine Visitor Information Center; St. Augustine, Florida / Sesame Street, The Longest Street in the World, Temporary Exhibit; Washington, D.C.