Happy Fourth of July!
I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Fourth of July weekend and to remember those that couldn’t be with their family and friends because they are defending our freedom so that we may enjoy fireworks and grilling with our loved ones.
1220 Opens the DoSeum
1220 Opens Fantastical Storymaking Gallery in Children’s Museum In the Spring of 2015, the San Antonio Children’s Museum moved into a larger facility, rebranded itself the DoSeum and after a rigorous bidding and interview process, awarded 1220 Exhibits of Nashville, Tennessee, fabrication of the Imagine It! Gallery including the Entry Tunnel, Fantasy Storymaking, Formalized Storymaking […]
Boston Globe Article
The Boston Globe recently published an article on the 1220 fabricated $3 million International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum renovation. Check it out HERE Tennis Hall set to unveil $3m face lift Snazzier look comes complete with a hologram NEWPORT, R.I. — Rearrange a few walls, create an open, user-friendly floor plan, order custom-built cabinetry, […]
Gerald Carden Passing
It is with great sadness 1220 is reporting Gerald Carden has passed away. He and John Cherry founded 1220 almost 43 years ago and he loved every minute of his interaction with employees and successes we’ve achieved. Please remember the Carden family in your prayers.
1220 Opens International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum
Conceived by James Van Alen, inventor of the tennis tiebreaker and additional scoring systems, the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, is home to the world’s largest collection of tennis memorabilia and features the world’s oldest competition grass courts. Housed in the historic Victorian shingle-style design of the Newport Casino […]
1220 Relays for Life
This past weekend, 1220 Exhibits participated in The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life helping to raise over $77,000 for cancer research. Throughout the month of April, 1220 had been hosting several fundraisers including a pie in the face contest that I was the lucky winner to pie Matt, the President, in the face. Some […]
The Do Seum: Makes You Want to be a Kid Again
1220 is in the midst of completing a project at the Do Seum in San Antonio, Texas that is sure to delight and inspire all who visit. This project really makes me want to be a kid again. The coolest feature we had the pleasure of working on was a lighting and sound system that […]
Museums Advocacy Day
Museums Advocacy Day occurs February 23-24 in Washington, DC with anyone who works in or loves museums sending a unified message to Congress about the importance of museums and how federal policy affects their ability to serve the public. Now in its seventh year, museum advocates will spend Monday preparing for the following day with […]
1220 is on the Move
1220 Exhibits adds former Exhibitions Director to Management team Nashville firm 1220 Exhibits, a museum exhibit fabrication company, has hired Ray Leo as one of their Senior Project Managers. Leo comes to 1220 after nearly 28 years at Chicago’s Field Museum serving 15 years as the Exhibition Production and Maintenance Director. Major accomplishments at the […]
On this day: January 27th
On this day 70 years ago, the Auschwitz concentration camps were liberated by Soviet troops and the United Nations has designated January 27th as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. An estimated 1.1 million people died at Auschwitz with 90% of them being Jews. The International Holocaust Remembrance Day serves to honor the victims lost and to […]
Be Thankful
I have been full of the Christmas spirit the past few days and I am looking forward to the next two weeks with my wonderful family and friends. At 1220, we celebrated by decorating our offices and bringing in breakfast to share. I wore the best ugly Christmas sweater that morning! I’ll rent it to […]
Giving Back
One thing that is extremely important to me is giving back. There are some wonderful stories out there of generous people opening their homes to the less fortunate. Recently I heard one about a man that is homeless with no family and reached out through a radio station’s Facebook asking to spend Thanksgiving with a […]
