making an exhibition

A 4-part, behind-the-scenes series on Aga Khan Museum’s newest exhibition being brought to life with host Ali Badshah.

Docuseries (Aga Khan Museum)
2023  |  4 × 7m

We worked with the Aga Khan Museum create the concept for this hosted documentary series, Making an Exhibition, as a way to create a buzz for this upcoming new exhibition.

Equal parts engaging and educational – we built out a 4-episode series with host (and long-time Bonfire pal) Ali Badshah. In each episode, Ali takes viewers on a journey throughout never-before-seen areas of the Museum, meeting with staff, curators, artists and conservators along the way.

Each episode covers a different milestone in the exhibition creation, starting with object selection and curation, all the way up to opening day.

The result is a truly unique look at the inner-workings of a world-renowned museum and a celebration of the hard-working people that give it their all to share these objects with the public.

Credits
Host: Ali Badshah
Producer/Writer: Caitie Drewery
Director: Graeme Mathieson
DOP: Issa Shah
AC: Jonathan Chung
Sound: Mike Fiore and Matt Beckett
Additional Camera and Drone: Steven Field
Additional DOP: Allen Liu
Additional Cam Ops: Emily Borhi, Andrew Lim, Haad Bakshi
Editors: Graeme Mathieson, Mark Edwards
Assistant Editor: Matthew Donkner
Colour: Steven Field
Animation: Yannie Lo
Original Music: Daniel Shpuntov
Special Thanks: Habibi Rentals

A woman and a man having a discussion in a modern office space with large windows. There is a computer screen on the table between them. Two microphones are over their heads, they are being filmed.
Camera crew preparing for filming in an indoor space with tiled floor and decorative wall panels.
People attending an art exhibition, with one person gesturing and another filming, in a gallery with colorful artwork and pink backdrop.
Inside a modern museum or gallery with large windows and geometric patterned glass, people are engaged in a discussion or interview with recording equipment present, and a woman wearing a face mask is reading from a paper.
People taking photographs of a neon light artwork featuring a spiral design with the Twitter logo, displayed on a dark wall in an art gallery.
Two people, a man and a woman, stand in front of a wall decorated with numerous photographs hanging from strings in an art gallery. The man is smiling, facing the woman, who has her back to the camera. The gallery has wood flooring and a white backgr
People filming a black-and-white large photograph or artwork in an art gallery or museum.
A person working at a desk with a laptop in an art gallery, filming a man sitting at the desk, with a large pixelated artwork of four men in suits on the wall behind.
A group of people, including camera operators, filming or photographing a man in a blue shirt in a room with white shelves containing various ceramic vases.
Filming crew recording interview with two women and a man in an office setting.
Two camera operators filming a man in a blue jacket and dark pants in a woodworking shop or workshop, with tools and equipment in the background.