Travelling exhibition

A travelling exhibition, also referred to as a "travelling exhibit" or a "touring exhibition", is a type of exhibition that is available for circulation on a local, national or international level.

The whole collection of the exhibition, usually with additional services (for example insurance, shipping, storage, conservation, mounting, set up, etc.), can be entirely loaned to organizations for a fixed period of time. Using this method of display enhances public opportunities to access collections and it lengthens the life cycle of the exhibition.To have more than one location for the same exhibition is advantageous for the host organisations because in this way a grand part of the fixed -, and transaction costs can be reduced, as the host organisations divide these costs between themselves.
Hence it is frequently used by museums or galleries for a more efficient way of managing access to collections. Travelling exhibitions are usually supported by governmental organizations for the diffusion of knowledge and local cultures.

As the acknowledgement of the importance of travelling exhibitions, The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established the International Committee for Exhibition Exchange (ICEE) in 1983, as a forum for many different aspects of exhibitions development, circulation and exchange.

See also

• Body Worlds
• Walking with Dinosaurs
• National Touring Exhibitions
• Art exhibition
• Museums Association

References

• ICOM — International Committee for Exhibition Exchange
• Canada Travelling Exhibition Indemnification Program
• A.Buck,Rebecca, Gilmore, Jean Allman: On the Road Again: Developing and Managing Traveling Exhibitions , American Association of Museums, Washington (2003 May),ISBN 0931201853
• Followers of Fashion (National Touring Exhibitions), National Touring Exhibitions (Hayward Gallery) (January 2002),ISBN 1853322210

External links

• California Exhibition Resources Alliance, US-based nonprofit organization
• Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions, US-based nonprofit organization
• iCI, US-based nonprofit organization
• International Exhibitions Marketplace WebArtEx
• Landau Travelling Exhibitions USA
• Smithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibition Service USA
• Swedish Travelling Exhibitions Swedish Government organisation
• The Touring Exhibitions Group, UK-based organisation
• Grande Exhibitions - Creators of travelling exhibitions, International organisation