McLean Hospital

Deconstructing Stigma (at Logan Airport, Boston)

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Exhibit designed by:

Adriana Bobinchock, McLean Hospital, abobinchock@partners.org

Scott O’Brien, McLean Hospital, sobrien12@partners.org

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Display period: 2016–current

 

Impact Upon Exhibition Trend:

Deconstructing Stigma is unquestionably the most viewed exhibition about mental health in the United States. Its central feature is its floor-to-ceiling portraits of real people who are publicly acknowledging their own mental health challenges, or those of a loved one. This collaboration between McLean Hospital and Massport represents the most significant example of an exhibition “breaking out” of the realm of a traditional museum location and into public space. The majority of portraits are everyday people, though the exhibition also includes celebrities such as Howie Mandel, and former NFL player Brandon Marshall.

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