Freda Matassa FRSA MA(Hons) DipAL DipEd is a wellknown UK expert on collections management who advises, teaches and lectures internationally. Former Head of Collections Management at the Tate Gallery and co-founder of the European Registrars Conference, she is expert adviser on several European projects for museum standards and to the Minister of Culture on immunity from seizure. She was recently named one of the Top 50 Women to Watch in the arts and is the author of Museum Collections Management (Facet, 2011).

• Introduction Exhibition organizationThe successful exhibition BackgroundExhibition benefitsPlanning an exhibition Notes and References PART 1: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ORGANIZING EXHIBITIONS1. IdeaFundamentals Concept Objects Policy PeopleSpaceFinance Audience and programmes Time scheduleObjectives and risksStage One checklistSummary Notes and references 2. PlanningFundamentals Project management Communication Project team Schedule Loans and lenders Exhibition space Budget Insurance Exhibition designTransportStage Two checklistSummary Notes and references 3. OrganizationFundamentals Loans and lenders Design and buildEnvironmentInsurance TransportMarketing and publicationsPeopleStage Three checklistSummary Notes and references 4. Packing and transport Fundamentals Internal moves External movesLenders delivering their own loans Insurance Stage Four checklist Summary Notes and references 5. InstallationFundamentals Planning for installation TeamSchedule Gallery preparation AccessDeliveryUnwrapping and inspection Receiving couriers Display furniture and fixingsPlacing and hanging Labels and signageLighting Preparation for the opening Invigilators Stage Five checklist Summary Notes and references 6. OpeningsFundamentals What kind of opening? PlanningSafety and securityOn the dayAfterwards Stage Six checklist Summary 7. Maintenance and programmesFundamentals MonitoringOngoing requirements Daily activities Events and programmesStage Seven checklist Summary Notes and references 8. ClosureFundamentals PlanningDeinstallation ReturnCompletionStage Eight checklist Summary 9. Touring exhibitions Fundamentals Why send an exhibition on tour? Planning and agreementsDuring the tour End of the tour Exhibition tour checklist Summary Notes and references 10. LegacyFundamentals The importance of legacyEvaluation Impact Archives Stage Ten checklist Summary Notes and references PART 2: DIRECTORYAir freight securityClaimsCommissionsContractors CopyrightCouriers Customs, import and export Damage reportingDisclaimers Display cases Due diligence Emergency plan EnvironmentEthics Government indemnity Hazardous materialsInsurance Light and lightingPest management SecuritySustainabilityUnclaimed loansValuations Visitors with special needs BibliographyPublicationsStandards Websites

"International lecturer Freda Matassa (former Head of Collections Management at the Tate) presents Organizing Exhibitions: A Handbook for Museums, Libraries and Archives, an in-depth reference and resource for museum staff, librarians, and archivists. Chapters discuss how to take space, audience, and budgetary constraints into account; offer point-by-point checklists for each stage of creating the exhibit; outline concerns for opening day; highlight specific issues for an exhibit on tour; and much more...It also lends credibility to the organization and demonstrates professional practice. Organizing Exhibitions is a "must-have" for aspiring and practising professionals, and highly recommended."

Freda Matassa FRSA MA(Hons) DipAL DipEd is a wellknown UK expert on collections management who advises, teaches and lectures internationally. Former Head of Collections Management at the Tate Gallery and co-founder of the European Registrars Conference, she is expert adviser on several European projects for museum standards and to the Minister of Culture on immunity from seizure. She was recently named one of the Top 50 Women to Watch in the arts and is the author of Museum Collections Management (Facet, 2011).

• Introduction Exhibition organizationThe successful exhibition BackgroundExhibition benefitsPlanning an exhibition Notes and References PART 1: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ORGANIZING EXHIBITIONS1. IdeaFundamentals Concept Objects Policy PeopleSpaceFinance Audience and programmes Time scheduleObjectives and risksStage One checklistSummary Notes and references 2. PlanningFundamentals Project management Communication Project team Schedule Loans and lenders Exhibition space Budget Insurance Exhibition designTransportStage Two checklistSummary Notes and references 3. OrganizationFundamentals Loans and lenders Design and buildEnvironmentInsurance TransportMarketing and publicationsPeopleStage Three checklistSummary Notes and references 4. Packing and transport Fundamentals Internal moves External movesLenders delivering their own loans Insurance Stage Four checklist Summary Notes and references 5. InstallationFundamentals Planning for installation TeamSchedule Gallery preparation AccessDeliveryUnwrapping and inspection Receiving couriers Display furniture and fixingsPlacing and hanging Labels and signageLighting Preparation for the opening Invigilators Stage Five checklist Summary Notes and references 6. OpeningsFundamentals What kind of opening? PlanningSafety and securityOn the dayAfterwards Stage Six checklist Summary 7. Maintenance and programmesFundamentals MonitoringOngoing requirements Daily activities Events and programmesStage Seven checklist Summary Notes and references 8. ClosureFundamentals PlanningDeinstallation ReturnCompletionStage Eight checklist Summary 9. Touring exhibitions Fundamentals Why send an exhibition on tour? Planning and agreementsDuring the tour End of the tour Exhibition tour checklist Summary Notes and references 10. LegacyFundamentals The importance of legacyEvaluation Impact Archives Stage Ten checklist Summary Notes and references PART 2: DIRECTORYAir freight securityClaimsCommissionsContractors CopyrightCouriers Customs, import and export Damage reportingDisclaimers Display cases Due diligence Emergency plan EnvironmentEthics Government indemnity Hazardous materialsInsurance Light and lightingPest management SecuritySustainabilityUnclaimed loansValuations Visitors with special needs BibliographyPublicationsStandards Websites

"International lecturer Freda Matassa (former Head of Collections Management at the Tate) presents Organizing Exhibitions: A Handbook for Museums, Libraries and Archives, an in-depth reference and resource for museum staff, librarians, and archivists. Chapters discuss how to take space, audience, and budgetary constraints into account; offer point-by-point checklists for each stage of creating the exhibit; outline concerns for opening day; highlight specific issues for an exhibit on tour; and much more...It also lends credibility to the organization and demonstrates professional practice. Organizing Exhibitions is a "must-have" for aspiring and practising professionals, and highly recommended."

Freda Matassa FRSA MA(Hons) DipAL DipEd is a wellknown UK expert on collections management who advises, teaches and lectures internationally. Former Head of Collections Management at the Tate Gallery and co-founder of the European Registrars Conference, she is expert adviser on several European projects for museum standards and to the Minister of Culture on immunity from seizure. She was recently named one of the Top 50 Women to Watch in the arts and is the author of Museum Collections Management (Facet, 2011).

• Introduction Exhibition organizationThe successful exhibition BackgroundExhibition benefitsPlanning an exhibition Notes and References PART 1: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ORGANIZING EXHIBITIONS1. IdeaFundamentals Concept Objects Policy PeopleSpaceFinance Audience and programmes Time scheduleObjectives and risksStage One checklistSummary Notes and references 2. PlanningFundamentals Project management Communication Project team Schedule Loans and lenders Exhibition space Budget Insurance Exhibition designTransportStage Two checklistSummary Notes and references 3. OrganizationFundamentals Loans and lenders Design and buildEnvironmentInsurance TransportMarketing and publicationsPeopleStage Three checklistSummary Notes and references 4. Packing and transport Fundamentals Internal moves External movesLenders delivering their own loans Insurance Stage Four checklist Summary Notes and references 5. InstallationFundamentals Planning for installation TeamSchedule Gallery preparation AccessDeliveryUnwrapping and inspection Receiving couriers Display furniture and fixingsPlacing and hanging Labels and signageLighting Preparation for the opening Invigilators Stage Five checklist Summary Notes and references 6. OpeningsFundamentals What kind of opening? PlanningSafety and securityOn the dayAfterwards Stage Six checklist Summary 7. Maintenance and programmesFundamentals MonitoringOngoing requirements Daily activities Events and programmesStage Seven checklist Summary Notes and references 8. ClosureFundamentals PlanningDeinstallation ReturnCompletionStage Eight checklist Summary 9. Touring exhibitions Fundamentals Why send an exhibition on tour? Planning and agreementsDuring the tour End of the tour Exhibition tour checklist Summary Notes and references 10. LegacyFundamentals The importance of legacyEvaluation Impact Archives Stage Ten checklist Summary Notes and references PART 2: DIRECTORYAir freight securityClaimsCommissionsContractors CopyrightCouriers Customs, import and export Damage reportingDisclaimers Display cases Due diligence Emergency plan EnvironmentEthics Government indemnity Hazardous materialsInsurance Light and lightingPest management SecuritySustainabilityUnclaimed loansValuations Visitors with special needs BibliographyPublicationsStandards Websites

"International lecturer Freda Matassa (former Head of Collections Management at the Tate) presents Organizing Exhibitions: A Handbook for Museums, Libraries and Archives, an in-depth reference and resource for museum staff, librarians, and archivists. Chapters discuss how to take space, audience, and budgetary constraints into account; offer point-by-point checklists for each stage of creating the exhibit; outline concerns for opening day; highlight specific issues for an exhibit on tour; and much more...It also lends credibility to the organization and demonstrates professional practice. Organizing Exhibitions is a "must-have" for aspiring and practising professionals, and highly recommended."