Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 08-082
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
Exhibition Records, 1966-2004
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records documenting exhibitions and other projects produced by the Office of Exhibits Central for other museums and units. Included in this accession are exhibitions and projects produced for the Smithsonian Institution, Keeper of the Castle; the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; the Smithsonian Institution, Office of Design and Construction; the Smithsonian Institution, International Center, including the exhibitions Pre-Hispanic Foods of Mexico and Elmina Castle Across the Centuries; the Smithsonian Institution Archives; the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education, including the exhibition Santos: Substance and Soul; the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center; the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, including the exhibition, Vanishing Amphibians; the Smithsonian Institution Women's Council; Smithsonian Associates, including the traveling exhibition Artrain: Art in Celebration!; the Smithsonian Institution, Office of Telecommunications; the Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Under Secretary; the National Postal Museum, including the exhibitions Artistic License: The Duck Stamp Story and Roots of Rhythm: African American Musicians on Postage Stamp Art; the National Zoological Park; the Center for African American History and Culture; the Smithsonian Institution Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center; Reading is Fundamental, inc.; the United States Department of State; and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, including the exhibitions Burgess Shale: Evolution's Big Bang and Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future. Materials include scripts, label text, correspondence, memoranda, notes, concept outlines, budgets, design files, pamphlets, architectural drawings, floor plans, concept drawings, images, brochures, clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Smithsonian Institution. Keeper of the Castle
- Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
- Smithsonian Institution. International Center
- Smithsonian Institution. Archives
- Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Smithsonian Institution Women's Council
- Smithsonian Associates
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary
- National Postal Museum (U.S.)
- National Zoological Park (U.S.)
- Center for African American History & Culture (U.S.)
- Smithsonian Institution. Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center
- Reading is Fundamental, Inc.
- United States. Department of State
- Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
- Elmina Castle Across the Centuries (Exhibition) (1996: Elmina Township, Ghana)
- Pre-Hispanic Foods of Mexico/Presencia de la Comida Prehispanica (Exhibition) (1990: Washington, D.C.)
- Santos: Substance and Soul (Exhibition) (2000: Washington, D.C.)
- Vanishing Amphibians (Traveling exhibition)
- Artistic License: The Duck Stamp Story (Exhibition) (2004: Washington, D.C.)
- Roots of Rhythm: African American Musicians on Postage Stamp Art (Exhibition) (2001: Washington, D.C.)
- Burgess Shale: Evolution’s Big Bang (Traveling exhibition)
- Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future (Traveling exhibition)
- Artrain: Art in Celebration! (Traveling exhibition) (1996-1999)
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-082, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records