On the road again : developing and managing traveling exhibitions / Rebecca A. Buck, Jean Allman Gilmore, and Irene Taurins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buck, Rebecca A., 1946- author.

Taurins, Irene, author.

Contributor:

Gilmore, Jean Allman, 1946-

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museum exhibits--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Museum exhibits.

Traveling exhibitions--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Traveling exhibitions.

Museums--Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Museums.

Museums--Management.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

ix, 105 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 28 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]

Summary:

Organizing a traveling exhibition for the first time or the tenth time? This second edition of On the Road Again covers all you need to know about touring an exhibition to multiple venues. Appropriate for staff at all types of museums, particularly those at small and midsize institutions, this title is a must for every museum bookshelf.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTS

2-1 Definitions

2-2 Exhibition and Tour Concept

2-3 Travel

2-4 Dramatis Personae

2-5 Marketing the Exhibition

CHAPTER 3: CREATING THE EXHIBITION

3-1 The Checklist

3-2 Personnel and Time Line

3-3 Database Formulation

3-4 Budgets

3-5 Risk Management

Indemnity FAQ by Patricia Loiko

Terrorism Coverage Update by Rebecca A. Buck

3-6 Determining the Exhibition Fee

CHAPTER 4: CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

4-1 Contract Preparation

4-2 Negotiating Contracts

CHAPTER 5: PREPARING THE EXHIBITION FOR THE TOUR

5-1 Crates

5-2 Shipping

5-3 Condition Books

Digital Condition Reporting by Jacqueline Cabrera

5-4 Design Elements

5-5 Traveling Personnel

5-6 The First Venue on the Road

CHAPTER 6: UPKEEP

6-1 Couriers

6-2 Contracts between the Exhibiting and Organizing Institutions

6-3 Contacts with Lenders

6-4 Schedule Changes

6-5 Incidents

6-6 Rotation of Sensitive Materials

6-7 Invoices and Payments

CHAPTER 7: THE LAST STOP ON THE TOUR: DISPERSAL

7-1 Returns

7-2 Receipts and Bills

7-3 Records and Files

CHAPTER 8: TRAVELING EXHIBITION THEORY IN PRACTICE

8-1 Michael Sherrill Retrospective by Katherine Steiner

APPENDIXES

A The Sampler Museum Exhibition Checklist

B Generic RFP for Shipping

C Sample Traveling Exhibition Contract

D Model Traveling Exhibition Contract

E Sample Incoming Loan Agreement

F Sample Incoming Receipt

Bibliography

About the Authors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Buck, Rebecca A. On the road again.

ISBN:

9781538130773

1538130777

1538130769

9781538130766

OCLC:

1141116681

Publisher Number:

99995722572