Space Planning for the Over-artistic

Some general rules of exhibition design:

Maximum density: 1 sm/ visitor
Preferred density: 1.5 sm/ visitor
Clearences: 1500mm (5ft)
Distance from objects on open display: 1m
Curators will always want to include more objects
Objects must always be placed in neat groups
Flat works hanging height: 1500mm (59in) o.c. (alter for larger works)
Label Font Size: 18pt min.
Benches are never planned

All this, although the briefest of requirements, can reign in even the greatest of artistic gestures and exhibition flamboyance. It is the reality of design, though.