DMA Exhibition Records: 1983-1993
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the records of exhibitions held at the Dallas Museum of Art from 1983-1993. The exhibitions office 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.
Addtional exhibition records will be added in the chronological sequence as processed.
Dates
- 1983 - 1993
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for public research.
Researchers must make an appointment to view this collection; contact the archives at archives@DMA.org.
Institution-wide restriction on publicly disclosing the purchase price, appraisal or insurance value of a work of art (DMA Acquisition and Deaccession Policies and Procedures) or anonymous donor and lender information may apply to this collection. This information is only accessible to DMA staff or representatives.
Extent
30.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains the records of exhibitions held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and Dallas Museum of Art from 1983-1993. The exhibitions office 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.
Arrangement
Exhibitions are arranged in chronological order by exhibition opening date; folder contents notes are included where appropriate.
Processing Information
Records for exhibitions held 1979-1986 were processed by Jonathon Frembling in 2005. Records for exhibitions held 1986-1993 were processed by Mike Aday in 2011-12. Exhibition records 1986-1993 were refoldered and all exhibitions held 1979-1993 received new description by Hillary Bober in January 2018.
Additional description/notes were added for DACS compliance and ArchivesSpace local usage guidelines in 2021.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the DMA Exhibition Records: 1983-
- Author
- Hillary Bober
- Date
- 2018-01
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021-11-11: Museum Archives collection number assigned as identifier following new protocol. Accession number was 2018.001.
Repository Details
Part of the Dallas Museum of Art Archives Repository