Unprocessed Exhibition Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains exhibition records transferred to archives from an exhibitions file room. The exhibitions department is the primary creator of the records in this collection, though they may also contain records created by the curator in charge of the exhibition. Records may include but are not limited to: attendance, checklists, contracts, planning, budget, funding and sponsorship, correspondence and memoranda, loans, insurance, shipping, tour venues, catalogue, programming, audio tours, events, publicity, and final reports.
The collection also contains files for exhibitions that were not held at the DMA, and some non-exhibition materials.
Dates
- 1993 - 2007
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unprocessed. Access may be permitted at the discretion of the archivist; contact the archives at archives@DMA.org.
Extent
94.0 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the transferring department. The arrangement is somewhat chronological.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Departmental transfer prior to 2009 from exhibitions file room.
Collection was re-accessioned in 2022 during the ArchivesSpace migration to incorporate a revised collection number.
Collection accessioned by Hillary Bober on 28 January 2022.
Exhibition Dates Note
Dates given for exhibitions are the dates the exhibition was on view; creation dates for documents in the file may be before or after the on view dates.
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Hillary Bober
- Date
- 2022-01-28
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022-01-28: Accession number updated per revised protocol. Previous accession number was 200X.070.
Repository Details
Part of the Dallas Museum of Art Archives Repository