Thanks Christine! How and where do you record objects on general
display - in the location field only?

Lucille Stiger
Registrar
Allen Memorial Art Museum
Oberlin College
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH  44074
Tel: 440.775.8668
Fax: 440.775.8799

----- Original Message -----
From: Christine Droll <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, December 10, 2007 4:27 pm
Subject: Re: Exhibition History
To: [log in to unmask]

> Lucille,
>
> The criteria we use to distinguish general display from an
> exhibition of
> permanent collection objects are time and space.  If there is a start
> and end time as well as a designated space for the objects, then
> this is
> considered an exhibition.  Usually a title and theme accompany the
> display.  An exhibition record is then created in TMS with these
> objectslinked to it.  It comes in handy during the few times when
> we borrow
> objects from local lenders to enhance the exhibition.  I then link
the
> loan record as well.
>
>
> Christine Droll
> Collections Database Administrator
> The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
> 4525 Oak Street
> Kansas City, MO  64111-1873
> Office: 816.751.1333
> Fax: 816.751.0499
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:TMSUSERS@SI-
> LISTSERV.SI.EDU]On Behalf Of Lucille Stiger
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 3:12 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Exhibition History
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have a question about using the exhibition module. Do you
add/create
> exhibitions for objects that are on display as part of the permanent
> collection and have no official exhibition title or do you just keep
> track of these items in the location fields in the Objects Module?
> In
> our former database, we keep a running exhibition list, and when an
> item was on display as part of the general permanent collection we
> just called the exhibition "Permanent Collection."  It was nice to
> print out a chronological list of the exhibitions and dates in order
> to calculate light exposure time or just exhibition time. I'm
> wondering how TMS users are handling general permanent exhibition
> displays and the exhibition history of an object.
>
> Any advice/insight would be much appreciated!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lucille Stiger
> Registrar
> Allen Memorial Art Museum
> Oberlin College
> 87 North Main Street
> Oberlin, OH  44074
> Tel: 440.775.8668
> Fax: 440.775.8799
>