Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
SI Records
Exhibition Records
1980-2004
1.69 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 16x20 box)
Accession 18-271
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-271, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of images of the fabrication and installation of exhibitions and exhibition models as well as images of Office of Exhibits Central staff. Materials
also include a small amount of planning documents, reports, flyers, and images related to the Association of Smithsonian Designers and a film storyboard.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Association of Smithsonian Designers
Facing the Gods: Ritual Masks of the Himalayas (Traveling exhibition) (1989-1991)
Sharks! Fact and Fantasy (Exhibition) (1990-1991: Washington, D.C.)
Ebla to Damascus: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Syria (Exhibition) (1987: Washington, D.C.)
New Vistas: American Art Pottery 1880-1930 from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum (Traveling exhibition) (1985-1988)
The Art of Cameroon Grassfields (Traveling exhibition)
Seeds of Change (Exhibition) (1991-1993: Washington, D.C.)
Shark! (Exhibition) (1985: Washington, D.C.)
Inside Active Volcanoes: Kilauea and Mount St. Helens (Traveling exhibition) (1989-1993)
Real McCoy: African-American Invention and Innovation (Traveling exhibition) (1991-1993)
Ban Chiang: Discovery of a Lost Bronze Age (Traveling exhibition)
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga (Exhibition) (2000: Washington, D.C.)
Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People (Exhibition) (1999: Washington, D.C.)
Burgess Shale: Evolution's Big Bang (Traveling exhibition)
Corridos Sin Fronteras: A New World Ballad Tradition (Traveling exhibition) (2002-2004)
King Herod's Dream: Caesarea on the Sea (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
Views of Paradise: Tile Paintings by Marie Balian (Exhibition) (1992: Washington, D.C.)
Power and Gold: Jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines (Traveling exhibition) (1985-1989)
John Frazee, Sculptor (Exhibition) (1986: Washington, D.C.)
Treasures from the Smithsonian Institution at the Royal Scottish Museum (Exhibition) (1984: Edinburgh, Scotland)
Subject
Museum exhibits
Models and modelmaking
Museums -- Employees
Traveling exhibitions
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Box 1
Box 1 of 2
John Singer Sargent Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery, Summer 1983
Box 1 of 2
What Style is It?, Decatur High School, October 1987
Box 1 of 2
Bat Exhibit, National Zoological Park, 1992
Box 1 of 2
Facing the Gods: Ritual Masks of the Himalayas, 1989-1991
Box 1 of 2
Sharks! Fact and Fantasy, 1990-1991
Box 1 of 2
Ebla to Damascus: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Syria, 1987
Box 1 of 2
New Vistas: American Art Pottery 1880-1930 from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1985
Box 1 of 2
The Art of the Cameroon Grassfields
Box 1 of 2
Seeds of Change, 1991
Box 1 of 2
Shark!, 1985
Box 1 of 2
National Museum of Natural History, Dinosaur Hall Construction and Pterosaur Disassembly, 1980-1981
Box 1 of 2
Inside Active Volcanoes: Kilauea and Mount St. Helens, 1989-1993
Box 1 of 2
Real McCoy: African-American Invention and Innovation, Spring 1991
Box 1 of 2
Ban Chiang: Discovery of a Lost Bronze Age, 1982
Box 1 of 2
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga, 2000
Box 1 of 2
Burgess Shale: Evolution's Big Bang, 2003-2004
Box 1 of 2
Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People, 1999
Box 1 of 2
Corridos sin Fronteras: A New World Ballad Tradition, 2002-2004
Box 1 of 2
King Herod's Dream: Caesarea on the Sea, 1988
Box 1 of 2
Views of Paradise: Tile Paintings by Marie Balian, 1992
Box 1 of 2
Man on the Moon Model, 1985
Box 1 of 2
Power and Gold: Jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, 1985
Box 1 of 2
National Museum of Natural History, Hall of Evolution, 1980
Box 1 of 2
Miscellaneous Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, circa 1983-1991
Box 1 of 2
Cabinet Shop, 1984-1990
Box 1 of 2
John Frazee, Sculptor, 1985
Box 1 of 2
Office of Exhibits Central Staff, circa 1983-1990
Box 1 of 2
National Museum of Natural History Elephant Diorama, 1983, 1999
Box 1 of 2
Miscellaneous Models and Model Making Staff, circa 1984-2000
Box 1 of 2
Miscellaneous Activities Conducted at North Capitol Street (Smithsonian Institution Service Center), 1980-1981 (2 folders)
Box 1 of 2
Treasures from the Smithsonian Institution at the Royal Scottish Museum, 1984
Box 1 of 2
White House Easter Exhibition, 1983
Box 1 of 2
Association of Smithsonian Designers, 1983-2002
Box 1 of 2
Smithsonian Model Makers - Clippings and Features, 1981-1989
Box 1 of 2
Exhibition Models (2 folders)
Box 2
Box 2 of 2
Office of Exhibits Central Staff
Box 2 of 2
The Ghosts of Forever Storyboard