A major American celebration of Apollo 11’s moon landing may have some involvement from a Launceston company.
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The US Space and Rocket Center in Alabama is looking at running an interactive exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s successful mission.
Among the companies involved in early stages of its preparation is Launceston’s own Round Table Studio.
Company director James Calvert said very few details of the exhibition could be revealed at this point.
The US Space and Rocket Center is one of the largest space museums in the world, with more than 1500 artefacts.
“It will be a touring exhibition that travels around the US for a number of years I imagine, but the details are yet to be finalised,” Mr Calvert said.
Mr Calvert has worked on a number of international exhibitions while employed for Grande Exhibitions in Melbourne.
Among them were interactive exhibitions on Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh and sharks.
It’s really nice to have a business in Launceston and enjoy all the benefits and positives of living in Launceston and Tasmania, but working on a global scale.
- Round Table Studio director James Calvert
Now living and working in his home state, Mr Calvert still attracts international projects from his company’s St John Street headquarters.
He said working in Launceston provided no disadvantage to working on global projects.
“It’s actually advantageous in many ways being in a different timezone, because the project never really stops,” he said.
“It’s progressing in the US while we’re sleeping and progressing here while the US is asleep.
“It’s always going from one country to another, so it doesn't really matter where you’re organising it from.
“It’s really nice to have a business in Launceston and enjoy all the benefits and positives of living in Launceston and Tasmania, but working on a global scale.”
Among the other major projects Round Table is working on is the digital design and marketing strategy for the Great Air Race next year.
The event will see electric-powered planes race from Darwin to London for the centenary of the 1919 Great Air Race, which saw the first flights from Great Britain to Australia.
The 2019 version will include about 20 stops in countries such as Indonesia, India, Egypt and France.
“We’ve just developed a pretty large website for them, we’re scheduled to develop a mobile app for them and we’ll probably get involved in the visitor experience of each country that it goes to on the way,” Mr Calvert said.
“We may be involved in creating a local country guest experience, where people would turn up and be entertained and see the planes.”
Stefan Boscia
Stefan came to The Examiner after working as a copywriter at a digital media firm in Melbourne and interning at The Conversation. He is enthusiastic about reporting on business, local government and environmental issues. When he is not chained to his work desk, Stefan enjoys getting brunch, reading Saul Bellow novels and watching Carlton games.
Stefan came to The Examiner after working as a copywriter at a digital media firm in Melbourne and interning at The Conversation. He is enthusiastic about reporting on business, local government and environmental issues. When he is not chained to his work desk, Stefan enjoys getting brunch, reading Saul Bellow novels and watching Carlton games.
