Penn Center — Immersive and Interpretive Exhibition Design

Speak the Tongue

Learn Gullah language sayings and phrases

Travel Patterns

Use an interactive globe to see the migration of the Gullah/Geechee people

Traditional Crafts

Try your hand at basketweaving and shoemaking

Explore the Past

Visit the island’s and the school’s history

Virtual Interaction

Tour the grounds with an augmented reality smartphone app

Penn Center, Inc.

Along with Deborah L. Mack, Ph.D. of Deborah Mack Museum Consulting we worked with the Penn Center to investigate future options for Center’s York W. Bailey Museum. Exhibits will focus on the Gullah and Geechee people of St. Helena’s Island, and the role of the Penn School in their transition from slavery to independence.