Creating Exhibitions: First Thoughts

The exhibition space is available for three or six month periods.

Exhibitions can start in January / April / July / October. 

Included in each booking time is mounting and dismounting. 

As a guide the schedule is booked up to two years in advance. 

For all queries relating to exhibitions please contact
Crónán Ó Doibhlin,
Head of Collections,
UCC Library.

Tel:  (021) 4903185

c.odoibhlin@ucc.ie 

Please provide an estimated budget and detailed exhibition proposal addressing the following headings:

• Context and Rationale
• Audience and Reach
• Impact and Research Value
• Will there be other linked events e.g talks, Learning & teaching engagement with Students, new  research

These questions may assist you in developing your exhibition rationale: 

• Does the exhibition tie into current research and / or funding?
• Does the exhibition complete previous research?
• What is the concept behind your exhibition? 
• What will be the impact of the exhibition?
• What do you want to convey to an audience?

We suggest creating a title for the exhibition and writing a brief statement of purpose. Make the title memorable, not too long and revealing. The statement should reflect your intent in presenting your exhibition.

The library will provide you, the exhibition organiser, with a contract. This will cover:

• what the library will do to assist with the exhibition
• what you'll need to do to create the exhibition
• where both parties will overlap
• schedule of activity.

Please note that many people outside UCC Library will be involved in the process including:

• conservators
• photographers
• design team
• team to mount exhibition.

When planning the exhibition please keep in mind that these people all work on other projects within UCC and outside of UCC.

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