For museums, history centers & galleries
A lectern that doesn't compete with the exhibit behind it.
A museum podium has to stand in front of the collection without becoming part of it. The lecterns on this page were picked for lecture series, member events, exhibit openings, dedications and school programs: clear acrylic models that let the artwork show through, hardwood lecterns for a history center or house museum with a period interior, and sound lecterns for the gallery that has no built-in sound.
What museums, history centers and galleries order most:
- The clear open-back acrylic lectern and the Eclipse for galleries and modern spaces
- The Royal and the Conquest hardwood lecterns, stained to match a historic room
- The 111PLS and GSL-S sound lecterns with wireless mic options for openings
- The K-5 LCD lectern for education programs that run from a laptop
Every order ships free in the lower 48. Send your logo as a vector file and we'll apply it and send a proof before production. Museum finance offices can request a written quote and send a purchase order when it clears.
Acrylic that disappears
Clear acrylic lecterns keep the speaker in front of the artwork or the artifact, not in front of a block of wood.
Hardwood for the historic room
Solid wood lecterns stained to match a period interior, for history centers and house museums.
Sound for the gallery opening
Sound lecterns with wireless mic options for openings and dedications held in rooms with no house AV.
Trusted by
Customers in this industry include
- Smithsonian National Zoo
- Chicago History Museum
- Winterthur Museum
- National Infantry Museum
- Hill Aerospace Museum
- Hiller Aviation Museum
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Arab American National Museum
- Asheville Art Museum
- Georgia Aquarium
- Memphis Zoo
Customer names are from our order records. No endorsement is implied.
Before you order
Common questions
What podium do museums order for lectures and openings?
Galleries and modern museums usually go with a clear acrylic lectern like the open-back model or the Eclipse so it doesn't compete with the work. History centers and house museums lean toward a hardwood lectern like the Royal or the Conquest, stained to suit the room.
Can the lectern match a historic interior?
Yes. The hardwood lecterns come in a range of stains, and we can match a photo of the room's existing woodwork. You approve a proof before it's finished.
Do you have a lectern with a screen for education programs?
Yes. The K-5 LCD lectern has a display in the front panel for the audience, and the K-3 is the same contemporary line without the screen.
We hold openings in rooms with no sound system. What works?
The 111PLS, the GSL-S and the 950 portable sound lectern all have built-in amplification and wireless mic options, so a curator can speak to a full gallery without running cable.
Can a museum buy on a purchase order?
Yes. Request a written quote, route it through your finance office, and send the PO when it clears. Nonprofit museums can send a tax-exempt certificate and we'll apply it.
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Need a quote for your facility?
Get a written quote for one podium or a fleet, with lead times you can plan around. Purchase orders and tax-exempt certificates welcome.