Amazing Exhibitions

What are we talking about here

• how big is your project?• how big is your budget?

• A major temporary exhibition • A major redisplay• Simply one display case

All need to be considered in a similar wayAll need clear, agreed parameters which will also include

• Timescales (Don’t underestimate how long a single case could take

• Who will do what/responsibilities

Before we begin to develop our exhibition/display What are the questions we need to ask ourselves?

• Why are we doing this?

• What are we focussing on?

• What have we got?

• What do we need?

• What will success look like?

WHY?Why?

What? Who for?

How Done?

How managed?

Evaluation?

Why are we doing this?

• Is it for a celebration or anniversary e.g. 1st World War or local celebration e.g. Aviation sites or Louth and Cadwell Park?

• Is it something that is missing from the museum story?

• Is it something your audience have asked about?

• Is it about building community links and partnerships?

• Is it looking to bring in a new audience including repeat visitors?

What are we focussing on?

• What is your exhibition/display about – how would you describe it to me

• Is there an object or theme

• Is this object/theme linked to your own collection

• Is this a significant object to be highlighted

• Is this a new acquisition

• Local, regional or national links

• Link collections to something in the public eye e.g. a TV series (Downton or Mr Selfridge)

• Other ways to tell a story without an object e.g. digital Stories of Steam and Oil – Lincs to the past website

What have we got?

• Could say what do we need

• Look at searching our own collections

• Do we have historic research

• Do we have archives or photographs

• What are the gaps we have to fill and who has them

• Can we undertake a loan (accredited or not) Who are we loaning from Loan agreement will include

• Budget• Environmental conditions• Transport • Packaging • Insurance• Security

What else have we to think about?

• Cases

• Display stands

• Advertising

• Promotion

• Associated events and activities

• Copyright

• Labels and Text panels

• Catalogue/book/booklet/flier

Budget 

 

Contract (if required) 

 

Gallery Space and dates confirmed 

 

Loan agreements all concluded  

 

Transport of objects to and from Gallery(Quotes as required) 

 

Staff/resources/equipment – for installation/de installation/opening confirmed 

 

Any special requirements or equipment  e.g. internal walling – DVD equipment 

 

Insurance  

 

Education and Events  

 

Invitation to VIPs required at opening  

Painting – exhibition area 

 

Printer/Designer –  (Quotes as required) 

 

Text and images acquired 

 

Invitations/Flyers/Posters/catalogue/booklet/gallery guide etc produced 

 

Mail out InvitationInclude Councillors and LCC staff 

 

Sales - publications and works of art  

Publicity – Press release/LCC/advertising externally/Collection web site 

 

Installation – staff/resources/equipment ready 

 

Brief CSAs on content, gallery checks and switch on –off procedures- supply notes  

Opening 

 

Glasses 

 

Wine/food 

 

Tidy up  

Documentation  

Evaluation  

Sources of information

Funding sources • HLF

• Daphne Bullard (remedial conservation)

• Aim (remedial conservation) www.aim-museums.co.uk/images/uploads/Funding%20Sources.pdf

• Esmee Fairburn

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/files/5513/7468/3727/Saying-It-Differently.pdf

http://www.swfed.org.uk/resources/activities-a-programmes/exhibitions-a-events/script-writing-and-editing

http://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/research-and-resources/resources/advice/