What kubik maltbie does

kubik maltbie is a privately held specialty fabrication company that designs and builds exhibits, environments, and visitor experiences for museums, science centers, visitor centers, and select corporate clients. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, with regional offices in Mississauga (Ontario) and Amsterdam (Netherlands), the company operates as a subsidiary of kubik inc. Its core service offering is turnkey museum fabrication, delivered across an integrated lifecycle: pre-construction consulting, design-assist services (cost estimating, value engineering, prototyping), project management and coordination, custom exhibit fabrication (millwork, metalwork, scenic replication, model-making), interactive technology (engineering and fabrication of hands-on mechanical and electro-mechanical exhibits), specialty services (artifact mounting, dioramas, mannequins, exhibit lighting, custom showcases, graphics), and audio-visual systems design and hardware integration. Underlying capabilities span in-house fabrication facilities, AVIXA-standard AV integration, prototype testing with representative audiences, and image-based documentation and training.

The business is project-based, with individual contracts ranging from $1 million to $15 million+ and durations of 8-36 months from fabrication through installation. Pricing scales by exhibit complexity, from roughly $200-$350 per square foot for simple interpretive displays to $1,200+ per square foot for immersive technology-heavy environments. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct: the company sells to enterprise institutional buyers (museum directors, curators, owner's representatives, design firms such as Ralph Appelbaum Associates and Gallagher & Associates) through referrals, industry reputation, and a published portfolio of more than 400 completed projects. Customer concentration sits in enterprise cultural institutions, with named deliveries spanning the American Museum of Natural History, Empire State Building, Museum of the Bible, MIT Museum, Discovery Park of America, Royal Alberta Museum, First Americans Museum, National Medal of Honor Museum, and Griffith Observatory, among others. Recent activity in 2025 includes the openings of the National Medal of Honor Museum, Princeton University Art Museum, Edelman Fossil & Dinosaur Museum, and the London Children's Museum, alongside an expanded standalone AV Integration practice. The company is led by CEO Sam Kohn and President Chuck Maltbie (the founding Maltbie family), with a deep bench of EVPs, VPs, and functional directors across operations, partnership strategy, business development, projects, production, and AV engineering.

Name

kubik maltbie

Legal name

kubik maltbie Inc.

Website

https://kubikmaltbie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

kubik maltbie is a privately held, US-based specialty fabrication firm founded in 1961 that delivers turnkey design-build exhibit fabrication, interactive technology, and AV systems integration for museums, science centers, visitor centers, and select corporate clients across North America and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Museum Exhibit Fabrication Services

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (541420)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Finishes & Decorative Installations (Plaster, Stone Veneer, Feature Walls) (IMAFANAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Museum exhibit fabrication
• Custom exhibit design
• Interactive technology development
• Audio visual integration
• Specialty fabrication services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Laurel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Museum Exhibit Fabrication Contracts: Project-based fabrication contracts for museums, science centers, visitor centers, and specialty environments. Revenue is generated through large-scale one-time fabrication projects ranging from $1 million to $15 million+ contracts, with typical project durations of 8-36 months from fabrication through installation.
2. Pre-Construction Consulting Services: Early-stage consulting including cost assessment, production schedule confirmation, infrastructure requirements, and material specifications for complex exhibits.
3. Design Assist Services: Design phase services including cost estimating, value engineering, interactive development, prototyping, AV system design, and schedule assessment.
4. AV Systems Design and Integration: Audio-visual systems design, integration, and ongoing maintenance services for exhibit installations.
5. Specialty Services: Specialized services including artifact mounting, custom showcases, exhibit lighting, and graphics production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

kubik maltbie provides turnkey design/build museum exhibit fabrication services for museums, visitor centers, and specialty environments. Its offerings span pre-construction consulting, design assist, project management and coordination, custom exhibit fabrication, interactive technology development, specialty fabrication, and audio-visual systems design and integration, delivered as large-scale multi-million-dollar projects for institutional clients worldwide.

Product overview

kubik maltbie is a museum exhibit fabrication company offering a comprehensive suite of turnkey services for museum and visitor experience projects. The company operates as a single unified service offering with multiple integrated service lines: Pre-Construction Consulting, Design Assist Services, Management & Coordination, Exhibit Fabrication (the core product), Interactive Technology, Specialty Services, and Audio Visual Systems Design & Hardware Integration. These services are delivered across several project categories including Children's Galleries, Cultural Museums, History Museums, Natural History Museums, Science Centers, Showcases, Specialty Interiors, and Traveling Exhibits. The company provides complete project lifecycle support from early conceptual stages through close-out, with over 60 years of experience completing over 400 projects worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Construction Consulting
• Design Assist Services
• Management & Coordination
• Exhibit Fabrication
• Interactive Technology
• Specialty Services
• Audio Visual Systems Design & Hardware Integration

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 museum projects completed worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• kubik (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerkubik maltbie is a subsidiary of kubik inc. The parent company supplements kubik maltbie's fabrication capabilities with extensive production capabilities to competitively bid projects of varying size and complexity while providing superior service. This symbiotic relationship allows the company to handle projects of all sizes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BRC Imagination Arts: Experience design and fabrication firm that creates branded and museum environments, with a comparable mix of storytelling, immersive design, and turnkey build services for cultural and corporate clients.
• Roto: Design and fabrication studio specializing in immersive experiences, museum exhibits, and themed environments with in-house interactive technology capabilities that directly overlap kubik maltbie's service portfolio.
• Lexington Design + Fabrication: Design-build fabricator for museums, visitor centers, and themed environments with in-house custom fabrication, interactive exhibits, and project management services competing for similar institutional clients.
• Design Communications Ltd (DCL): Custom exhibit fabrication and design firm serving museums, visitor centers, and brand environments, with overlapping custom millwork, interactive technology, and full-service project management capabilities.
• Exhibit Concepts: Museum and corporate exhibit design-build fabricator offering turnkey services similar to kubik maltbie, including custom fabrication, interactive exhibits, and AV integration for cultural institutions and science centers.
• Hadley Exhibits: Custom exhibit fabricator serving museums, science centers, and corporate environments with comparable custom millwork, interactive fabrication, and AV integration capabilities.

Others

• Gallagher & Associates: Museum and cultural experience design firm that collaborates with fabrication firms including kubik maltbie; provides design and content while sourcing fabrication, positioning it as an enabling design partner.
• Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA): Leading museum experience design firm and frequent upstream referral partner to kubik maltbie; RAA specifies and sources fabrication but does not fabricate in-house, making it an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• kubik inc. Parent company and broader experience design group with global production capabilities and additional service lines beyond museum fabrication; kubik maltbie operates as its museum-focused subsidiary.

Emerging players

• Thinkwell Group: Experience design and production firm with growing museum and cultural institution practice; competes partially in immersive experience design and fabrication though stronger in themed entertainment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kubikmaltbie
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• Instagraminstagram.com/kubikmaltbie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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