Designing anexhibitionexhibition

Subhadra DasCurator,

Teaching & Research Collections

UCL Museums & Public Engagement

Why Exhibit?

Why exhibit?

• TO SHOW OFF• TO SHOW OFF

• To educate and inspire

• To share objects and experiences

Why exhibit?

Come up with a title and a tag linefor your exhibitionfor your exhibition

What is disposal?1. What should we be

collecting?

5. Should we dispose ofhazardous objects?

What ideas and themes are you goingto present?

collecting?

2. Should we dispose of objectsthat are too large to store?

3. Should we dispose ofduplicates?

4. Should we dispose of objectsin poor condition?

6. Should we dispose of objectswe know little or nothingabout?

7. What is useful?

8. Who decides what goes intoor comes out of a collection?

What ideas and themes are yougoing to present?

Design a framework for yourDesign a framework for yourexhibition and list the way yourideas will be presented.

How are you going to illustrate thosequestions and themes?

How are you going to illustrate thosequestions and themes?

Draw up a working object list forDraw up a working object list foryour exhibition

What's it all going to look like?

Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men, Museum of London 2013

What's it all going to look like?

Make a list of 3 word or phrasesMake a list of 3 word or phrasesthat encapsulate how you wantyour exhibition to look and feel like.

Who is your exhibition for?

List the audiences who you want toreach and communicate or engage withreach and communicate or engage withand write a 20-word label for one ofthe objects in your exhibition.

How will you know if your exhibitionhas been successful?

How will you know if your exhibition has beensuccessful?

List two facets of your audience which youwant to monitor and draw up 3 questionswant to monitor and draw up 3 questionsfor an exhibition questionnaire

OR

Design a bespoke evaluation exercise

Put 'em alltogether and