Accession 09-302

National Air and Space Museum. Exhibits Design Division

Exhibition Records, 1980-2004

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the design of exhibitions for display at the National Air and Space Museum as well as other types of design project work. The majority of the records were created and maintained by Barbara Brennan, Exhibits Designer and Chief, Exhibits Design Division. Exhibitions documented in this accession include Space Race; Arriba!: The History of Flight in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean; GPS: A New Constellation; and Looping the Loop: Posters of Early Flight. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, budgets, scripts, installation images, contracts, floor plans, elevations, brochures, graphics, notes, and related materials.

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Restrictions

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2020; Transferring office; 9/29/2009 memorandum, Wright to Brennan; Contact reference staff for details.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

Name

• Brennan, Barbara E.
• GPS: A New Constellation (Exhibition) (1998- : Washington, D.C.)
• Looping the Loop: Posters of Early Flight (Traveling exhibition) (2000-2002)
• Space Race (Exhibition) (1997- : Washington, D.C.)
• ¡Arriba!: The History of Flight in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean (Exhibition) (1998-1999: Washington, D.C.)

Subject

• Aeronautical museums
• Astronautical museums
• Museum exhibits

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

• Brochures
• Color photographs
• Floor plans
• Manuscripts

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-302, National Air and Space Museum. Exhibits Design Division, Exhibition Records

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