What We Do
Quatrefoil activates art and history museums, science and nature centers, historic sites, cultural centers, zoos and aquariums across the country. We deliver a tailored scope of work that can include master planning, workshops, concept development, fundraising materials, exhibition design, digital interactives, multimedia, wayfinding, signage, and environmental graphics.
Past Projects
“To work with the Quatrefoil design team, to work with the graphic design team, to work with the project managers, everybody that was a part of our team helped us really put our thoughts into different compartments and think clearly about what we did. They were invaluable as partners.”
–Joshua Christian, National Lacrosse Museum
Project Archive: Past Clients
Awards & Honors
Black Heritage Trail
St. Johns County Cultural Center, Florida
Preservation Florida
2026 Preserving Place Award
The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation honored our work exploring 400 years of Black history in and around St. Augustine, Florida. The approach includes print materials, an interactive website, and outdoor interpretive signage. Together, these elements create an accessible and multimodal entry point to critical American stories.
Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center
National Ranching Heritage Center
2025 Gold TAMI Award
The Texas Association of Museums honored the NRHC and Quatrefoil with the “Best In-Museum Experience” Award for design and digital interactives.
The Liriodendron Foundation Museum Project
Liriodendron Mansion
2025 Harford County Historic Special Preservation Award in Communication
The Historic Preservation Award recognizes the exhibitions at the museum, exploring the life and legacy of Dr. Howard Atwood Kelly, the Kelly family, and their connections with Harford County.
“Becoming Chester County”
Chester County History Center
2022 Institutional Award of Merit
PA Museums – 2022 Special Achievement Awards
Since the 1980s, PA Museums — Pennsylvania’s statewide museum association with 350 members across the Commonwealth — has recognized institutions, projects, and individuals to be recognized. For the 2022 awards, the Chester County History Center was one of only 13 organizations from across Pennsylvania to be recognized with an Institutional Award of Merit.
“Our Changing Waterfront”
Annapolis Maritime Museum
2022 Maryland Preservation Award for Excellence in Public Programming
The Maryland Historical Trust
As part of Preservation Month (May 2022), the Maryland Historical Trust presented 10 awards for noteworthy accomplishments in the preservation field, recognizing outstanding education, restoration, and revitalization projects, as well as organizational and individual leadership. The “Our Changing Waterfront” permanent exhibit “connects residents and visitors with Annapolis’ maritime heritage and the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay.”
“Our Changing Waterfront”
Annapolis Maritime Museum
2021 Heritage Tourism Product Award
Four Rivers Heritage Area (Annapolis, London Town, South County)
Four Rivers Heritage Awards honor individuals and organizations that make significant contributions to our historical legacy through interpretation, education, preservation, conservation, promotion, research and/or support.
“Reinventing Reality”
Virtual Science Center
2021 Gold Muse Award – VR/AR Mixed Reality
American Alliance of Museums
The exhibition — presented in English and Spanish — combines science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts with playful interactives to reveal how individual elements of VR work.
“The Boulder Experience”
Museum of Boulder
2020 Award of Excellence
American Association for State & Local History (AASLH)
Quatrefoil and the Museum of Boulder were proud to receive the Award of Excellence from AASLH. This multisensory exhibit features everything from a maker space to immersive multimedia experiences, historical artifacts, and even a live feed of the Sun.
Los Alamos History Museum
2017 Award of Merit
American Association for State & Local History (AASLH)
Quatrefoil developed, designed and installed new exhibits that connect visitors to the stories of Los Alamos through images, soundscaping, multimedia and interactive elements. This included a complete re-envisioning of the main museum along with new exhibits and outdoor interpretation.
“Songs from the Field”
Delta Cultural Center
2015 Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions
Arkansas Museums Association (AMA)
Quatrefoil completed “Songs of the Field,” a 1,200-square-foot display exploring how enslaved laborers in the Arkansas Delta used music to communicate their hopes and struggles. The exhibit included audio listening stations, hands-on activities and an interactive projection. Together, these elements evoke mood and invite visitors to draw connections to many later musical genres.
United States Mint Visitor Tour
Best of Philly – 2015 Free Tour
Philadelphia Magazine
The fascinating (and totally free!) self-guided tour gives you a bird’s-eye view of the actual, live coin-making process from 40 feet above the factory floor where some 715 million quarters were produced last year. It’s the perfect Independence Mall destination for those of us who aren’t tourists.
Lakeport Plantation
2013 Award of Merit
American Association for State & Local History (AASLH)
The AALSH Award recognized the historic site’s permanent exhibits. They revealed the story of the house, its modern restoration, and the people who lived and worked on the plantation in the antebellum era.
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
2009 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas
Quatrefoil designed exhibits to reflect the Mosaic Templars social, cultural and political influences from 1875 to 1935, and the West Ninth Street neighborhood using oral history stations, photomurals and projections.
Sound Lab at Experience Music Project
Museum of Pop Culture
2001 Gold Muse Award
American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
This highly acclaimed exhibit at one of the nation’s premier experiential museums was a fun and immersive entry point into music creation and rock-n-roll!