| Ralph Appelbaum Associates | |
| Type: | Private partnership |
| Founder: | Ralph Appelbaum |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Key People: | Nick Appelbaum, Partner |
| Locations: | New York City, London, Beijing, Berlin, Moscow, and Dubai |
| Industry: | Design and Architecture |
| Services: | Exhibition and attraction design consultancy |
| Num Employees: | 150–200 |
| Foundation: | 1978 |
| Location: | New York City, U.S. |
Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) is one of the world's longest-established and largest museum exhibition design firms with offices in New York City, London, Beijing, Berlin, Moscow, and Dubai.[1] [2]
The firm was founded in 1978 by Ralph Appelbaum (born 1942), a graduate of Pratt Institute and former Peace Corps volunteer (in Peru). Appelbaum currently directs RAA's undertakings, and retains daily involvement in selected commissions.
The New York Times reported in 1999 that the firm was composed of "architects, designers, editors, model builders, historians, childhood specialists, one poet, one painter and one astrophysicist."[3]
The company's best-known project is the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., which is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Established in 1993, the museum has been described as a "turning point in museology".