White Oak Associates is an inter­nationally prominent museum planning firm for science centers, history museums, community museums, children’s museums and special format theaters. Our mission is to work collaboratively with others to create sustainable institutions and compelling learning experiences that address significant community needs.

White Oak works with specialized teams on museum planning projects including:

• Museum Institutional Strategic Planning
• Museum Performance Analysis and Benchmarking
• Museum Facility, Space and Pre-Architectural Programming
• Executive Production Services
• Museum Master Plans

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Our core team, supported as needed by our extensive network of associated museum professionals, works on selected museum planning projects (re-inventions, expansions and new museums) that promise significant com­munity impacts, creative collaboration with our client teams, and opportunities for field-wide museum innovation, built on our deep knowledge of best prac­tices and research data in the museum field.

Below are selected current and recent museums served by White Oak Associates. Please click on the pictures to read more detail about White Oak’s role within each museum planning project.

Click on a picture to open a pdf with information on that project.

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