Hi Lisa,
 
     I am currently doing research on traveling exhibits for my thesis and there are several traveling exhibits I have located that fit the small museum budget.
 
One is the Bell Museum of Natural History. They have exhibits between $400 - $1000 dollars and of good quality.
http://www.bellmuseum.org/travel_exhibits.html
 
I also recommend TRACKS from the Oklahoma Humanities Council. This one has more cultural artifacts.
http://www.okhumanitiescouncil.org/tracks.html
 
Florida Museum of Natural History:
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/exhibits/traveling.htm
 
Art On Tour:
http://www.arthousetexas.org/artontour/index.html
 
Check out this quick link for more traveling exhibit services:
http://www.arts.state.tx.us/touring/links.asp?pi=119
 
If you want more, AAM has a "Guid to Organizers of Traveling Exhibitions: 2003 edition." All services listed are nationally serving traveling exhibits. The problem is you have to weed through to find the services for small museums. Hope this helps. If you need more information, just let me know.
 
Jennifer Rogers
 
Graduate Assistant, Mayborn Museum Complex at Baylor University

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Subject: Traveling Exhibits for Small Museums with Smaller Budgets



I am the director of a small cultural history museum with an annual budget of approximately $100,000.00.  We have a small gallery that we use for temporary exhibits.  The gallery is only 18 by 11.5 feet.  In previous years we have had exhibits from SITES, ExhibitsUSA, and CERA.  They were all fabulous exhibits, but just too costly for our budgeted $12,500 a year for exhibits and programs.  Can anyone tell me of less costly exhibits (perhaps $500 - 750 for a 6 week run)?  We currently put together temporary exhibits of local and regional interest, but would like to host some exhibits with more of a national appeal as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Lisa Renken, Ph.D

Director,

Lompoc Museum

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