Results for "Immovable Objects: Subways (Exhibition) (1977-1978: New York, N.Y.)"

 
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  1. A sketch of an exhibit floor plan that notes measurements of objects and panels.

    Adventures in Time and Space: Exhibition Records

    • Date: October 25, 2018
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Transferring, processing, and describing exhibition drawings pose significant challenges to the archival workflow.

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  3. Page one of The Crossroads exhibit.

    Exhibiting the Enola Gay

    • Date: June 25, 2020
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: At the 50th anniversary of the atomic bomb, controversy surrounded the context in which the Enola Gay was to be displayed.

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  5. Registrar Cordelia Rose added personal and humorous details to the scroll as the automation of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum registration process progressed. This photograph, placed near the end of the scroll, depicts programmer Jay Vanatta walking away and a thought bubble noting

    "Scrolling" Through Museum Processes

    • Date: September 12, 2013
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Two almost forgotten scrolls document the automation of museum processes at the Cooper-Hewitt.

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  7. Blog Post

    The Flying Tigers and the Smithsonian

    • Date: June 9, 2011
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Have you ever wondered why museums choose the exhibition topics they do? These are the kinds of questions that the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ historic records of exhibitions can sometimes help us answer. An idea could stem from the personal interest of a curator, reflect an institution’s holdings, be inspired by comments from a visitor, or be designed around a specific

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  9. To Preserve or Not to Preserve: Social Media

    • Date: June 13, 2012
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: A quick overview of how the Archives decides what social media to preserve to document the Smithsonian’s history.

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