Planning and Implementing a Successful Traveling Exhibition

Cooperative Exhibition Projects

Bonnie MorrisBonnie.morris@ung.edu

Cynthia HorneCynthia.horne@ung.edu

University of North Georgia – Dahlonega Campus

Library Technology Center

The Library Technology Center

• Layout of Building• Hours Open• Exhibition space

• University Exhibitions• Traveling Exhibitions

University Art ExhibitionsOngoing

• Senior Fine Arts Student Shows• Faculty-curated Shows• Art Faculty• Academic Faculty & Traveling

Shows

Smithsonian Foodways

2009

• Continuing Education with community partners

• Smithsonian Institute, 2009• Key Ingredients: America by Food

• Provided space only

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

2010

• History Professor had a contact with other exhibition location.

• Posters and lectures.• Excellent community participation.

Rodin Exhibition2011

• A Guy Knew A Guy Who Knew A Professor• Town-Gown Partners• Volunteers• Other points

• $4M in art in your library• Controversial art

Lincoln Exhibition2012

Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War

• The American Library Association (ALA) ; collaboration with the National Constitution Center (NCC)

• Application process to ALA; turned down for John Adams exhibition back in 2009, applied for Lincoln in 2010, were turned down, they added new sites and we were accepted.

• Partners: History, education, music

• Volunteers: Exhibit consisted of 5 panels so we did not use docents. We did have volunteers from the schools of Education and History available to help with large school groups and one of our history professors spoke to all school groups.

• 2,250 viewers, 5 schools

• Donation of Civil War book collection

Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book

Burnings2013

• Challenging application and funding process

• Logistical heavy exhibition

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

• Extensive application process.

• Sought funding

• Partners: Kennesaw State and their Museum of History & Holocaust Education, Gainesville State, departments of History , Education, and Music, admissions

• Docents and ambassadors from History and Education; one professor from each department talked to all school tour groups

• 8 public schools, 1,600 students, 4,000 total viewers

Future Plans

• Ongoing Senior Art Student Shows• Proposal for Smithsonian ant exhibition• Possible funding from parent company of Orkin• Partner with Biology and other sister institutions

• Seeking 2015 idea

Choose partners and projects conscientiously. Make sure you are aware of the size and scope of the

project. Over plan. You will not regret it. Form a committee, librarians love committees. If you have volunteers/docents:

Be clear on your and the exhibit group’s expectations, messages and behavioral guidelines. Train them.

Guide them. Praise them. Reward them.

Lessons Learned

University of North Georgia Dahlonega

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Bonnie Morris Cynthia Horne706-864-1521 706-864-1522Bonnie.morris@ung.educynthia.horne@ung.edu

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