Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 11-239
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
Website Records, 2011
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the main website of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) as it existed on June 20, 2011. The website provides information on hosting and supporting traveling exhibitions developed by the Smithsonian Institution. It also includes press releases, educational resources, the annual "Siteline" newsletter, the biannual "Update" catalog, general information about SITES, and, for each exhibition, a description, specifications, travel schedule, and related promotional materials, publications, and other resources.
Also included in this accession are two blogs maintained by SITES, both crawled July 6, 2011. The SITES blog discusses the theme and contents of its traveling exhibitions. The "Road Reports Across America" blog highlights programs at museums participating in SITES' Museums on Main Street program which brings Smithsonian Institution exhibitions to rural communities. 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. Traveling Exhibition Service. Museums on Main Street
- Siteline (Newsletter)
- Update (Serial)
- Road Reports Across America (Blog)
Subject
- Web sites
- Blogs
- Museums -- Public relations
- Traveling exhibitions
- Museums -- Educational aspects
- Museum publications
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-239, Smithsonian Institution, Traveling Exhibition Service, Website Records