TANATA PRODUCTIONS
Your Traveling Exhibition Solution
NATIONAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME
DAYTON, OHIO
WHAT WE DO
Traveling Exhibition Operations & Management, Design, Production and Planning.
TENEMENT MUSEUM
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
FEATURED SERviCES
Traveling exhibition tour operations.
Facility and project management for incoming exhibitions.
New feature gallery design consultation.
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
WHO WE WORK WITH
Museums with traveling exhibitions.
Exhibition producers with traveling exhibitions.
Venues that present traveling exhibitions.
OUR WORK
AROUND THE GLOBE
RECENT PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Tanata Productions is a full-service installation and media production company whose expertise encompass all phases of development, production and traveling exhibitions. Here are some of our more recent projects.
JOE CLARK INNOVATION LAB
DAYTON, OHIO
PLANET ICE INTERNATIONAL TOUR
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE, OTTAWA, ONTARIO
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS
NEUBERGER ART MUSEUM
HARRISON, NEW YORK
NATIONAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE THEATER
DAYTON, OHIO
TENEMENT MUSEUM
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
COMMUNITY WINE AND SPIRITS
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
PAST PROJECTS AND CLIENTS
TANATA PRODUCTIONS
YOUR TRAVELING EXHIBITION SOLUTION
ABOUT US
Tanata Productions specializes in organizing and outfitting your exhibition's journey to museums throughout the world. Our experience allows us to simplify complex productions into cost-effective packages that implement all aspects of design, fabrication and installation. Whether you have an idea for a new exhibition or need to book a last minute tour, Tanata Productions has the imagination and the resources to meet your expectations.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Tanata Productions is to translate the core of an exhibition into a traveling package that will discover new venues and engage limitless audiences across the planet. It begins with listening and ends with the knowledge that our clients will be fully supported to share their stories.
WHAT DOES TANATA MEAN?
Tara O’Boyle, Co-Founder
Patrick Denny, Co-Founder
At a very young age I was fascinated with the way things worked, or more importantly how they did not work. Taking apart broken electronics and peeking behind the curtain quickly led to trying to fix things and figuring out ways to improve how something was designed or built.
At the age of eight, I wrote down an acronym for how the world looked to me back then, “Things Are Not As They Appear”…TANATA. Not long after I added a “Productions” to the end of the name, (because everything back then had a ‘Productions” at the end of it), and decided that this would be my company if ever I found myself in need of one.
Fast forward twenty years and Tanata Productions was creating plays, films and a myriad of other creative projects. In 2005, Tara and I formally registered the company with the State of New York, and we have been morphing into different businesses ever since, solving problems, simplifying workflows and figuring out how to improve the way things run. The Museum world has given us the opportunity to work with wonderful people and help put together the puzzle pieces that go into a successful exhibition.
The one mystery we have not been able to solve is why, even though we wouldn’t meet for another twenty years, we are wearing identical red sweaters and 1970s patterned pants. Happily Tara still loves baby animals, and I have since learned how to hold a camera.
TANATA PRODUCTIONS
SERVICES
TRAVELING EXHIBITION TOUR OPERATIONS
Tanata offers complete project management, logistical planning, and a dedicated touring crew for Installation and Travel. We specialize in organizing and simplifying complex systems into cost-effective packages that can travel the world. We have been involved in all stages of exhibition implementation including design, fabrication and installation. Whether you have an idea for a new interactive, or need to book a last minute crew, Tanata Productions has the imagination and the experience to meet your needs.
PLANET ICE EXHIBITION
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE, OTTAWA, ONTARIO
FACILITY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR INCOMING EXHIBITIONS
We start by familiarizing ourselves with your facility via a site visit creating and talking thorough documentation. From there, we’ll be able to plan for incoming exhibitions ideally beginning the process before a contract is signed for incoming exhibitions. We will then manage the project team, make arrangements in coordination with the exhibition provider including floor planning, local hires, equipment rental, graphic production, freight and logistics planning, installation and deinstallation. Each project will be different based on the needs of the client and we’re happy to work with existing staff members, contractors, and union workers. We do this work every day and we love doing it. Let us take it off your plate.
THE BRILL BUILDING PROJECT
LIFT TRUCKS PROJECT, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
NEW FEATURE GALLERY DESIGN CONSULTATION
When you’re ready to start planning for a new feature exhibition gallery (new construction or renovation), we’ll be by your side to ensure all considerations are accounted for when designing the space. We’ll make sure it will be functional for its intended purpose while coordinating with you, your architect, and designer(s). We do this to make life easier for everyone in the future for many years to come. We’ll consider the delivery of trucks, offload of crates, freight elevator size and pathways to/from, all the way to the exhibition gallery. Then we’ll decide where ideal access points should be for visitor flow and ease of delivering exhibition crates into the space. We’ll advise on the placement of walls/temporary walls, electrical considerations, ceiling height, lighting tracks, etc.
JOE CLARK INNOVATION LAB
NATIONAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME, DAYTON OHIO
OTHER BESPOKE SERVICES
Interactive design and installation
Museum scenic design
Media and content production
Interactive design and installation
Graphic design and installation
Conservation and traveling exhibition registrar
Content research
Content writing
Exhibition design
Exhibit fabrication and installation
Crate design and manufacturing
Exhibition installations
Exhibition maintenance
Audio/video design and Installation
Project management
Video and content production
Lighting design and installation
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
WHERE WE’VE BEEN
SO MANY MUSEUMS
Here are some of the museums that we’ve traveled to:
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917-720-2424
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STORIES FROM THE ROAD
Telling your Story
Finding your story is an intimate process that can get lost in the confusion of technology and unnecessary "production values". Simplicity is the foundation of every great narrative, and we work very hard to strip away the distractions of multimedia and focus on what you want to say. The results are compelling and timeless; the way that all good stories should be.