Exhibition catalog
The exhibition catalog is a printed product in the form of a list with explanations of what is shown at an exhibition . It can vary in content and format, from a mere list to the illustrated book with essays or explanations, catalog section and relevant advertisements to elaborate coffee table books .
In principle, two basic types of catalogs can be distinguished depending on the purpose of the exhibition. There may be exhibits that are not for sale with the aim of public education (for example in museum education ) or exhibits that are for sale. Some catalogs combine both purposes. Exhibition catalogs of all these forms have been known since the 19th century. They can be of high source value for research, as they provide information about new developments in many subject areas and work-related information. In many cases, the publishers of exhibition catalogs are museum institutions, foundations , artists' associations , art dealers , associations operating a specific exhibition, commercial companies in the exhibition industry and public corporations .
Today, exhibition catalogs usually present color photographs of all exhibits and other relevant materials, even if these are not shown in the exhibition. A so-called "catalog part" describes the displayed exhibits formally. In the field of art there are often detailed essays on relevant, also overriding issues, a bibliography and a critical apparatus . More extensive catalog projects can appear as multi-volume publications, but a catalog and an explanatory volume are then typical.
The cheaper four-color printing process in the 1960s also changed the accompanying materials for museum exhibitions. The catalogs of museums for their special exhibitions are now often much more detailed than the catalogs of permanent exhibitions. They are sold as a paperback or hardcover edition, the price of which can be around 15% higher than the paperback version . The orders for the production of catalogs for exhibitions in publicly funded museums are usually awarded by means of a public tendering process .
Exhibition catalogs are sold by the organizers of the exhibitions in their service areas, in museum shops and through bookshops. Depending on the objective and financing of the respective exhibition, they are available for purchase or free of charge.
Rights subject to the artworks depicted the so-called. Catalog Freedom .
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Catalog of a horticultural exhibition from 1865, Erfurt
Exhibition catalog of the Imperial Geological Institute from 1873, Vienna
Catalog of a trade exhibition from 1896, Dresden
Catalog of an art exhibition from 1900, Munich
Catalog of a book exhibition of the Bibliotheca Zriniana , the library of the Croatian banu and poet Nikola Zrinski from 1662, which took place in Čakovec in 2008
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literature
- Exhibition catalog. In: Harald Olbrich (Ltg.) Et al .: Lexikon der Kunst , Volume I: A-Cim . Leipzig, 1987, p. 355
