A collective of thinkers, creatives and doers.
People
We are...
→
Skilled professionals with deep experience. We have imagined, designed and delivered world-class cultural projects.
→
Collaborators and connectors, matchmaking the best minds and skills for each unique project.
→
Values-driven, passionate people who believe in the positive impact of culture.
Make
1
Plan & strategise
Shaping the future takes creative thinking, backed by research and data.
- Feasibility
- Masterplanning
- Research and benchmarking
- Cultural strategies
- Interpretative planning
- Activity planning
We collaborate with our wider network to…
Craft & build
Translating a vision from the page to opening night is only possible with the right partners.
- Creative direction
- Digital and media production
- Production and installation
- Turnkey delivery
Culture
Equity and inclusivity
+
Evidence-led impact
+
Embracing emotion
+
Collective and collaborative
+
Experimentation and Exploration
+
Care and craft
+
Projects
Our founders have 40+ year's collective experience, conceiving, designing, and delivering cultural projects.
People Make Culture Projects:
The Old Library Permanent Exhibition
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Services:
Exhibition design and creative direction, project management and cost planning
Client:
Trinity College Dublin
Partners:
Fraser Randall
Image: Trinity College Dublin
Gloucester Museum Redevelopment Project
Gloucester, UK
Services:
Consultancy - curatorial, collections and interpretative planning
Client:
Gloucester City Council
Image: People Make Culture
Leith 900 Exhibition, Custom House
Leith, Scotland, UK
Services:
Exhibition design and build
Client:
Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
Partners:
McCue
Image: People Make Culture
A small selection of projects on which our founders worked prior to establishing People Make Culture:
The Burrell Collection
Glasgow, UK
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications ltd. for Glasgow Museums
Role:
Abby Coombs – project director
Image: Iona Shepherd
Book of Kells Experience
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Services:
Experience design and build
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Trinity College Dublin
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – design team lead
Image: Rockbrook Engineering
The Box
Plymouth, UK
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for Plymouth City Council
Role:
Abby Coombs and Nicholas Doubleday – project director and project management
Image: The Box
Glenbow Art Museum
Calgary, Canada
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Glenbow Museum
Role:
Abby Coombs and Nicholas Doubleday – project directors
Image: Glenbow Art Museum
Oriental Eden
Qingdao, China
Services:
Experience masterplanning and design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Qingdao Eden Project / Jinmao
Role:
Abby Coombs – project lead
Image: Oriental Eden & Grimshaw
Hong Kong Museum of History
Hong Kong
Services:
Exhibition design and creative direction
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for LCSD, Hong Kong
Role:
Abby Coombs – interpretation lead
Image: Hong Kong Museum of History, Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
National Army Museum
London, UK
Services:
Interpretation and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for The National Army Museum
Role:
Abby Coombs and Nicholas Doubleday – project leads
Image: BDP
Home of Carlsberg
Copenhagen, Denmark
Services:
Experience design and construction management
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Carlsberg
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday and Abby Coombs – project director and content advisor
Image: Daniel Rasmussen
The Crystal
London, UK
Services:
Exhibition design and build
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for Siemens
Role:
Abby Coombs – project director
Photograph: Greenway Associates
Meet Vincent Van Gogh
Touring Internationally
Services:
Content research, interpretation and exhibition design
Company & client:
Event Communications Ltd. for The Van Gogh Museum
Role:
Abby Coombs – project director
Image: Meet Vincent Van Gogh / Van Gogh Museum Enterprises
Oman Across Ages Museum
Nizwa, Oman
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Royal Court Affairs
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – project lead
Image: People Make Culture
Irish Pavilion, Milan Expo
Italy
Services:
Experience design and build
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for The Office of Public Works
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – project lead and management
Image: People Make Culture
Five Regional Museums
Saudi Arabia
Services:
Exhibition Design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for The Ministry Of Culture
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – design team director
Image: People Make Culture / Getty
A collective of thinkers, creatives and doers.
People
We are...
→
Skilled professionals with deep experience. We have imagined, designed and delivered world-class cultural projects.
→
Collaborators and connectors, matchmaking the best minds and skills for each unique project.
→
Values-driven, passionate people who believe in the positive impact of culture.
Make
1
Plan & strategise
Shaping the future takes creative thinking, backed by research and data.
- Feasibility
- Masterplanning
- Research and benchmarking
- Cultural strategies
- Interpretative planning
- Activity planning
2
Imagine & create
To have impact cultural projects demand exciting ideas and unexpected approaches.
- Content research and development
- Interpretative development
- Creative concepts
- Experience design
- Graphics and media
- Technical design
3
Manage & deliver
Management of cultural projects takes creativity and deep experience.
- Design management
- Project management
- Programming and costing
We collaborate with our wider network to…
Craft & build
Translating a vision from the page to opening night is only possible with the right partners.
- Creative direction
- Digital and media production
- Production and installation
- Turnkey delivery
Culture
Equity and inclusivity
+
Evidence-led impact
+
Embracing emotion
+
Collective and collaborative
+
Experimentation and Exploration
+
Care and craft
+
Projects
Our founders have 40+ year's collective experience, conceiving, designing, and delivering cultural projects.
People Make Culture Projects:
The Old Library Permanent Exhibition
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Services:
Exhibition design and creative direction, project management and cost planning
Client:
Trinity College Dublin
Partners:
Fraser Randall
Image: Trinity College Dublin
Gloucester Museum Redevelopment Project
Gloucester, UK
Services:
Consultancy - curatorial, collections and interpretative planning
Client:
Gloucester City Council
Image: People Make Culture
Leith 900 Exhibition, Custom House
Leith, Scotland, UK
Services:
Exhibition design and build
Client:
Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
Partners:
McCue
Image: People Make Culture
A small selection of projects on which our founders worked prior to establishing People Make Culture:
The Burrell Collection
Glasgow, UK
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications ltd. for Glasgow Museums
Role:
Abby Coombs – project director
Image: Iona Shepherd
Book of Kells Experience
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Services:
Experience design and build
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Trinity College Dublin
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – design team lead
Image: Rockbrook Engineering
The Box
Plymouth, UK
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for Plymouth City Council
Role:
Abby Coombs and Nicholas Doubleday – project director and project management
Image: The Box
Glenbow Art Museum
Calgary, Canada
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Glenbow Museum
Role:
Abby Coombs and Nicholas Doubleday – project directors
Image: Glenbow Art Museum
Oriental Eden
Qingdao, China
Services:
Experience masterplanning and design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Qingdao Eden Project / Jinmao
Role:
Abby Coombs – project lead
Image: Oriental Eden & Grimshaw
Hong Kong Museum of History
Hong Kong
Services:
Exhibition design and creative direction
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for LCSD, Hong Kong
Role:
Abby Coombs – interpretation lead
Image: Hong Kong Museum of History, Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
National Army Museum
London, UK
Services:
Interpretation and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for The National Army Museum
Role:
Abby Coombs and Nicholas Doubleday – project leads
Image: BDP
Home of Carlsberg
Copenhagen, Denmark
Services:
Experience design and construction management
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Carlsberg
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday and Abby Coombs – project director and content advisor
Image: Daniel Rasmussen
The Crystal
London, UK
Services:
Exhibition design and build
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for Siemens
Role:
Abby Coombs – project director
Photograph: Greenway Associates
Meet Vincent Van Gogh
Touring Internationally
Services:
Content research, interpretation and exhibition design
Company & client:
Event Communications Ltd. for The Van Gogh Museum
Role:
Abby Coombs – project director
Image: Meet Vincent Van Gogh / Van Gogh Museum Enterprises
Oman Across Ages Museum
Nizwa, Oman
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Royal Court Affairs
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – project lead
Image: People Make Culture
Irish Pavilion, Milan Expo
Italy
Services:
Experience design and build
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for The Office of Public Works
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – project lead and management
Image: People Make Culture
Five Regional Museums
Saudi Arabia
Services:
Exhibition Design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for The Ministry Of Culture
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – design team director
Image: People Make Culture / Getty
A collective of thinkers, creatives and doers.
People
We are...
→
Skilled professionals with deep experience. We have imagined, designed and delivered world-class cultural projects.
→
Collaborators and connectors, matchmaking the best minds and skills for each unique project.
→
Values-driven, passionate people who believe in the positive impact of culture.
Make
1
Plan & strategise
Shaping the future takes creative thinking, backed by research and data.
- Feasibility
- Masterplanning
- Research and benchmarking
- Cultural strategies
- Interpretative planning
- Activity planning
2
Imagine & create
To have impact cultural projects demand exciting ideas and unexpected approaches.
- Content research and development
- Interpretative development
- Creative concepts
- Experience design
- Graphics and media
- Technical design
3
Manage & deliver
Management of cultural projects takes creativity and deep experience.
- Design management
- Project management
- Programming and costing
We collaborate with our wider network to…
Craft & build
Translating a vision from the page to opening night is only possible with the right partners.
- Creative direction
- Digital and media production
- Production and installation
- Turnkey delivery
Culture
Equity and inclusivity
+
Evidence-led impact
+
Embracing emotion
+
Collective and collaborative
+
Experimentation and Exploration
+
Care and craft
+
Projects
Our founders have 40+ year's collective experience, conceiving, designing, and delivering cultural projects.
People Make Culture Projects:
The Old Library Permanent Exhibition
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Services:
Exhibition design and creative direction, project management and cost planning
Client:
Trinity College Dublin
Partners:
Fraser Randall
Image: Trinity College Dublin
Gloucester Museum Redevelopment Project
Gloucester, UK
Services:
Consultancy - curatorial, collections and interpretative planning
Client:
Gloucester City Council
Image: People Make Culture
Leith 900 Exhibition, Custom House
Leith, Scotland, UK
Services:
Exhibition design and build
Client:
Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
Partners:
McCue
Image: People Make Culture
A small selection of projects on which our founders worked prior to establishing People Make Culture:
The Burrell Collection
Glasgow, UK
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications ltd. for Glasgow Museums
Role:
Abby Coombs – project director
Image: Iona Shepherd
Book of Kells Experience
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Services:
Experience design and build
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Trinity College Dublin
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – design team lead
Image: Rockbrook Engineering
The Box
Plymouth, UK
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for Plymouth City Council
Role:
Abby Coombs and Nicholas Doubleday – project director and project management
Image: The Box
Glenbow Art Museum
Calgary, Canada
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Glenbow Museum
Role:
Abby Coombs and Nicholas Doubleday – project directors
Image: Glenbow Art Museum
Oriental Eden
Qingdao, China
Services:
Experience masterplanning and design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Qingdao Eden Project / Jinmao
Role:
Abby Coombs – project lead
Image: Oriental Eden & Grimshaw
Hong Kong Museum of History
Hong Kong
Services:
Exhibition design and creative direction
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for LCSD, Hong Kong
Role:
Abby Coombs – interpretation lead
Image: Hong Kong Museum of History, Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
National Army Museum
London, UK
Services:
Interpretation and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for The National Army Museum
Role:
Abby Coombs and Nicholas Doubleday – project leads
Image: BDP
Home of Carlsberg
Copenhagen, Denmark
Services:
Experience design and construction management
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Carlsberg
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday and Abby Coombs – project director and content advisor
Image: Daniel Rasmussen
The Crystal
London, UK
Services:
Exhibition design and build
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for Siemens
Role:
Abby Coombs – project director
Photograph: Greenway Associates
Meet Vincent Van Gogh
Touring Internationally
Services:
Content research, interpretation and exhibition design
Company & client:
Event Communications Ltd. for The Van Gogh Museum
Role:
Abby Coombs – project director
Image: Meet Vincent Van Gogh / Van Gogh Museum Enterprises
Oman Across Ages Museum
Nizwa, Oman
Services:
Masterplanning and exhibition design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for Royal Court Affairs
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – project lead
Image: People Make Culture
Irish Pavilion, Milan Expo
Italy
Services:
Experience design and build
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. for The Office of Public Works
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – project lead and management
Image: People Make Culture
Five Regional Museums
Saudi Arabia
Services:
Exhibition Design
Company & Client:
Event Communications Ltd. (subsequently Chargeurs Museum Studio (UK) Ltd.) part of the Museum Studio group for The Ministry Of Culture
Role:
Nicholas Doubleday – design team director
Image: People Make Culture / Getty