The exhibits at the National Geographic Museum explore nature and human cultures through spectacular displays and photography. The museum appeals to all ages and allows one to gain new insight and knowledge about a variety of subjects.
The exhibition that I enjoyed the most was “Design for the Other 90%.” Design for the Other 90% was organized by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The exhibit spotlights how of the 6.5 billion people in the world, 90% percent do not have resources to purchase the most basic necessities for living. Design for the Other 90% is part of a growing movement to design cost-effective methods to improve access to water, food, energy, education, health care, and transportation. I think this exhibition is essential because it encourages entrepreneurs, engineers, architects, and students to develop low-cost designs for people at home and abroad.
Designing alternative transportation methods can be a dynamic force in empowering impoverished people to engage in self-employment projects. Microcredit is the provision of small loans to low-income people who do have access to banking services. Microcredit borrowers take loans for a variety of income-generating activities such as agriculture, basket weaving, vegetable vending, handicrafts, and much more. In order to maximize profit, borrowers have to travel to nearby villages to sell their products. However, often times, the only way to get other villages is for one to walk and carry his/her products. Designs such as the bicycle with crates can be one way people can transport goods and thus enable them to generate income.
The Ohio State University's motto is "Do Something Great." The exhibit Design for the Other 90% inspires one to "do something great" by demonstrating how alternative designs can positively impact our brothers and sisters around the world.
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