Game Changing
Japan House LA - Game Changing: Baseball, Japan, and the O’Malley Family
Los Angeles, CA • designed 2020
Los Angeles, CA • designed 2020
Developed with Pernot & Tatlin and Museum Operations
Game Changing: Baseball, Japan, and the O’Malley Family tells the story of the enduring trans-Pacific friendships between the O’Malleys and Japanese baseball owners, executives, players, and fans. It draws on the O’Malley Family Collection which includes a number of rarely seen objects that represent this fascinating slice of baseball history, including correspondence, photographs, and rare memorabilia.
It explores the many visits to Japan by the Dodgers including the '56 tour organized by Walter O’Malley, owner of the Dodgers, and Matsuharo Shoriki, the “father of Japanese baseball" as well as residencies by Japanese coaches and players at Dodgertown, the historic Vero Beach Spring training facility.
The exhibit reaches a climax with “Nomomania,” the frenzy that follows the signing of superstar pitcher Hideo Nomo, the first Japanese player to leave the Japanese professional leagues for MLB. Observers of the game believe that the signing of Nomo by Peter O’Malley in 1995 opened the door for foreign players in the Major Leagues and led to the diverse, international game that is baseball today. Originally scheduled to coincide with the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the exhibition also celebrates the inclusion of baseball as an official Olympic sport.
Red Cape Studio was hired to design the physical layout, interactives and structures for the exhibition.
Game Changing: Baseball, Japan, and the O’Malley Family tells the story of the enduring trans-Pacific friendships between the O’Malleys and Japanese baseball owners, executives, players, and fans. It draws on the O’Malley Family Collection which includes a number of rarely seen objects that represent this fascinating slice of baseball history, including correspondence, photographs, and rare memorabilia.
It explores the many visits to Japan by the Dodgers including the '56 tour organized by Walter O’Malley, owner of the Dodgers, and Matsuharo Shoriki, the “father of Japanese baseball" as well as residencies by Japanese coaches and players at Dodgertown, the historic Vero Beach Spring training facility.
The exhibit reaches a climax with “Nomomania,” the frenzy that follows the signing of superstar pitcher Hideo Nomo, the first Japanese player to leave the Japanese professional leagues for MLB. Observers of the game believe that the signing of Nomo by Peter O’Malley in 1995 opened the door for foreign players in the Major Leagues and led to the diverse, international game that is baseball today. Originally scheduled to coincide with the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the exhibition also celebrates the inclusion of baseball as an official Olympic sport.
Red Cape Studio was hired to design the physical layout, interactives and structures for the exhibition.
Japan House LA - Game Changing
Los Angeles, CA • designed 2020
Los Angeles, CA • designed 2020
Developed with Pernot & Tatlin and Museum Operations
Game Changing: Baseball, Japan, and the O’Malley Family tells the story of the enduring trans-Pacific friendships between the O’Malleys and Japanese baseball owners, executives, players, and fans. It draws on the O’Malley Family Collection which includes a number of rarely seen objects that represent this fascinating slice of baseball history, including correspondence, photographs, and rare memorabilia.
It explores the many visits to Japan by the Dodgers including the '56 tour organized by Walter O’Malley, owner of the Dodgers, and Matsuharo Shoriki, the “father of Japanese baseball" as well as residencies by Japanese coaches and players at Dodgertown, the historic Vero Beach Spring training facility.
The exhibit reaches a climax with “Nomomania,” the frenzy that follows the signing of superstar pitcher Hideo Nomo, the first Japanese player to leave the Japanese professional leagues for MLB. Observers of the game believe that the signing of Nomo by Peter O’Malley in 1995 opened the door for foreign players in the Major Leagues and led to the diverse, international game that is baseball today. Originally scheduled to coincide with the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the exhibition also celebrates the inclusion of baseball as an official Olympic sport.
Red Cape Studio was hired to design the physical layout, interactives and structures for the exhibition.
Game Changing: Baseball, Japan, and the O’Malley Family tells the story of the enduring trans-Pacific friendships between the O’Malleys and Japanese baseball owners, executives, players, and fans. It draws on the O’Malley Family Collection which includes a number of rarely seen objects that represent this fascinating slice of baseball history, including correspondence, photographs, and rare memorabilia.
It explores the many visits to Japan by the Dodgers including the '56 tour organized by Walter O’Malley, owner of the Dodgers, and Matsuharo Shoriki, the “father of Japanese baseball" as well as residencies by Japanese coaches and players at Dodgertown, the historic Vero Beach Spring training facility.
The exhibit reaches a climax with “Nomomania,” the frenzy that follows the signing of superstar pitcher Hideo Nomo, the first Japanese player to leave the Japanese professional leagues for MLB. Observers of the game believe that the signing of Nomo by Peter O’Malley in 1995 opened the door for foreign players in the Major Leagues and led to the diverse, international game that is baseball today. Originally scheduled to coincide with the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the exhibition also celebrates the inclusion of baseball as an official Olympic sport.
Red Cape Studio was hired to design the physical layout, interactives and structures for the exhibition.
