OMG Go create, assemble, develop, curate, promote an exhibit, a show, an exhibition... do somthing that engages visitors, that leaves them thinking and the dictionary to Webster. Paul Stromdahl On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Jessica <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Which word do you, as a museum professional, prefer? *Exhibit*, or * > exhibition*? Does the terminology depend on the type of. museum/cultural > space? For example, I have had art history teachers tell me that the word is > *never *exhibit*, while I have heard people from History museums and the > Library and Special Collections world call just about anything an *exhibit > * ... > > Additionally, there are many digital platforms, designed to facilitate > visually-pleasing and information-rich collections of images, that call such > things *exhibits* (I'm thinking in particular of OMEKA). > > My inner voice leans toward the word *exhibition* ... which feels like a > word meaning means a collection of *exhibits*. But what do I know? > > Anyone care to shed light on this predicament? Any particular preferences? > Does the "correct" word vary according to surrounding space and/or friends? > > JFT > > -- > But when the scant grass lies covered deep > By the snow that lies like a pall, > Then the plaintive bawl of a hungry cow > Is the loneliest sound of all! > --Vern Mortensen > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > -- Norman *Paul* Stromdahl Curator, Chief of Exhibits Illinois State Museum 206 251 6354 (M) http://www.linkedin.com/in/npscreates Be paperwise and print only if necessary:) This email may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message, you may not distribute, copy or otherwise use the information herein. If you have received this email in error, kindly notify the sender by reply email and destroy it. Thank you ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).