Schlesinger Exhibitions Manual [DRAFT]

1. Schlesinger Exhibitions: Statement of Purpose

2. Logistics of a Schlesinger Exhibition

a. How exhibitions are chosen

b. General timeline/lifecycle of a Schlesinger exhibition

c. Who is involved in Schlesinger exhibitions

d. Committee communication and documentation

3. Exhibition Spaces

a. Walls

b. Display cases

c. Nook

d. A/V in Exhibits

e. Accessibility

f. Alternative Case Layouts to Maximize Use of Original Objects

4. Exhibition Research

a. Item research and selection expectations

b. Doing research in Schlesinger collections

c. Doing research in outside collections

d. Image research

e. A/V research

5. Item Usage and Storage

a. Pulling items for research/review

b. Removal procedures and documentation

c. Where and how to store materials

d. Conservation/preservation review

e. Reproductions

f. Installation and deinstallation

g. Post-exhibition refiling guidelines

6. Exhibition Texts

a. Introductory text

b. Section labels

c. Item labels

d. Other printed texts in the gallery

e. Website/online exhibition

f. Fact checking, copy editing, proofreading, layout

7. Photography and Imaging

a. Imaging guidelines for exhibitions

b. Types of photography required for exhibitions

c. File resolution and format requirements

8. Events and Promotion

a. Working with Radcliffe Communications

b. Working with Radcliffe Events

c. Other promotion and collaboration opportunities

9. Exhibit Afterlife

a. Web presence

b. Documentation

10. Appendices

a. Past Exhibitions

b. Future Exhibitions


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