Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1910-1999 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
34.5m textual records and graphic material
815 photographs
40 contact sheets
2 audio recordings : cassette tapes
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Exhibition files document the work of organizing exhibitions, arranging loans, installing art, communicating with artists, publishing catalogues, and related activities.
Exhibition files may include exhibition proposals, correspondence, agreements and arrangements with lenders, catalogue material, sponsorship records, lists of works, panel text, photographs of works, exhibition layouts, visitor feedback, invitations, exhibition flyers, and other printed material. Files may also include research done by curators and research staff including photocopied articles, notes, and correspondence with art museums and collectors.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected. See respective curatorial departments for more recent exhibition files.
System of arrangement
From 1910 to the early 1980s, files are listed by exhibition title and arranged approximately chronologically by exhibition dates.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Variations in titles: The exhibition titles transcribed from the folders may be working titles and vary in some cases from the final exhibition titles. The dates of the exhibitions included with the titles may also vary from the final dates of exhibitions. For an accurate list of exhibition titles and dates, please contact our archivist.