Exhibition Records, 1963-2000

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Summary

Consists of records documenting the design, production, and installation of permanent and temporary exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Renwick Gallery. Materials include meeting minutes, policies, memoranda, reports, budget records, schedules, checklists, notes, scripts, proposals, photographs, lender files, correspondence, posters, floor plans, drawings, and catalogs. Some materials predate the creation of the office.

Subject

  • Renwick Gallery
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum Office of Exhibition and Design

Category

Series Level Description

Notes

  • To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
  • For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Organization

Unarranged

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1963
  • 1963-2000

Restrictions & Rights

Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details

Topic

  • Art museums
  • Museums
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Black-and-white photographs
  • Exhibition catalogs
  • Posters
  • Floor plans
  • Drawings

Local number

SIA RS00501

Physical description

  • 35.43 cu. ft. processed holdings
  • 9.20 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
  • Oversize materials unprocessed holdings

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