Exhibition Review

 

Checklist

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DESCRIPTION: consider the following

A. Name of Gallery or Museum and location

B. Building location and site

       1. Quiet place

       2. Accessibility to freeway and parking

C.  Exhibition information

        1. Title and theme

        2. Artist(s) featured

            a. Tribal affiliation

            b. Geographic location

        3. Exhibition dates and itinerary

        4. Individual art works

            a. Names and number of pieces

            b. Media

            c. Form

            d. Dates

 

Installation Critique: consider the following

A. Exhibition Space

        1.  Invites the viewer in

        2. Entrances and exits

        3. Division of space

            a. Exhibit equally represented

            b. Intimate viewing spaces

            c. Logical layout

        4. Design appropriate for exhibition

        4. Scale & proportion

            a. Ceiling height appropriate

            b. Room size relates to exhibition size

        5. Visitor circulation

            a. Routes identified for visitors

            b. Walls impede or enhance 

            c. Doorways wide and high enough

            d. Every thing easy to find

            e. Cases and objects approachable

            f. Space for group viewing

        6. Ventilation, temperature and humidity

B. Exhibit Cases

        1.  Visibility

        2. Condition

        3. Stylistically appropriate

        4. Traffic flow around

C. Lighting

        1. Natural vs. artificial light

    2. Considerations

    a. Color of lighting

           b. Illumination & brightness

                i. Object vs. background

           e. Position of light source

                i. glare and reflection

           f. Windows     

D. Visitor Comfort

        1. Comfortable seating

        2. Pleasant, clean surroundings

       

CURATION CRITIQUE: consider the following

A. Interpretation

        1. Timeliness

            a. Didactics

                i. Target age group

                ii. Understandable

                iii. Logical story told

                iv. Interesting and informative

            b. Docents

            c. Evidence of updates

            d. Modern interpretive technology

                i.  Video gallery

            f. Models

        2. What is interpreted

            a. Persons

            b. Events

            c. Objects

            d. Historical context

            e. Lifeways

        3. Who does the interpreting

            a. Indian insiders

            b. Indian outsiders

            c. Scholars

            d. Collectors

        3. Interpretive methods

            a. Preparation for visit

                i. Publications

                ii. Guidebooks

                iii. Websites

            b. The visit

                i. Self-guided tour

                    aa. Leaflet

                    bb. Labels

                    cc. Audio

                    dd. Hands on

                ii. Conducted tour

                iii. Docents

                iv. Stationed attendant

        4. Evidence of cultural sensitivity

            a. Religious and graves protections

            b. Avoidance of stereotypes

            c. Active involvement of Indian community

            d. Identification of involved or pictured folks

        4. Follow Up

            a. Carry away reminders

            b. Photographs

            c. Postcards, prints, picture books

            d. Bibliographies

            e. Guide leaflets & information folders

            f. Biographies

 

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