Exhibition Records, 1963-2017

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Summary

Consists of records that document the planning, design, fabrication, and installation of National Air Museum and National Air and Space Museum exhibitions in the Arts and Industries Building, the National Air and Space Museum Building which opened in 1976, and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center which opened in 2003. Earlier records date back to when the Exhibits Design Department was known as the Exhibitions Division; the Exhibits and Presentation Division; the Divison of Exhibits and Public Spaces; the Exhibits Department; and the Exhibits and Public Services Department. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; reports; policy statements; procedure lists; reviews; contracts and agreements; diagrams; proposals; scripts; floor plans; drawings and sketches; design development information; specifications; budget summaries; photographs, slides, and negatives; elevations; brochures; pamphlets; books; press releases and newspaper clippings; audiovisuals; and invitations. Some materials are in electronic format.

Subject

  • National Air Museum (U.S.)
  • Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • National Air and Space Museum Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Exhibits Division
  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Exhibits and Presentation Division
  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Division of Exhibits and Public Spaces
  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Exhibits Department
  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Exhibits and Public Services Department

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

By exhibition and unarranged

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1963
  • 1963-2017

Restrictions & Rights

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

Topic

  • Education
  • Astronautical museums
  • Aeronautics
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Aeronautical museums
  • Museums--Educational aspects
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

  • Black-and-white photographs
  • Floor plans
  • Drawings
  • Pamphlets
  • Clippings
  • Brochures
  • Color photographs
  • Black-and-white negatives
  • Color transparencies
  • Color negatives
  • Manuscripts
  • Sketches
  • Architectural drawings
  • Black-and-white transparencies
  • Electronic records
  • Digital versatile discs
  • Videotapes
  • Compact discs
  • Books
  • Audiotapes

Local number

SIA RS00714

Physical description

  • 15.02 cu. ft. processed holdings
  • 15 oversize folders processed holdings
  • 67.42 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
  • 19 oversize folders unprocessed holdings

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