Exhibit A: Objects of Intrigue

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  • March 9, 1999 - March 31, 2000
  • Created to celebrate the Museum’s 50th Anniversary, this exhibit features works selected by the commented upon by more than sixty people who have been associated with the Museum over its history. Through their choices, artists, curators, current and former staff, writers, researchers, and others give special insight into objects both remarkable and rare.

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Exhibit A: Objects of Intrigue

This exhibition was created to celebrate the Museum’s 50th Anniversary; featuring works selected and commented upon by more than sixty people who have been associated with the Museum over its history.

Exhibit A: Objects of Intrigue

Subseries consists of records relating to the exhibit “Exhibit A: Objects of Intrigue.” In 1999, the Museum of Anthropology celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark this important milestone, the Museum opens “Exhibit A: Objects of Intrigue” in Gallery 5. This exhibit and accompanying publication “50/50 Fifty choices, Fifty Years,” highlights the museum’s diverse collections through objects selected by artists, staff, and friends connected to the museum over the years. This was the first exhibit to be designed entirely on computer. From the initial layout of components to the final production of exhibit labels and visual materials, the exhibit design was developed and managed electronically. Skooker Broome utilized the Mini-CAD program to plan for the exhibit design, layout, and fabrication of exhibit components. Records include: correspondence, design specifications, design notes, donor lists, computer renderings, drafts of computer layouts and designs for announcements, drafts and originals of computer layouts and designs, drafts and originals of computer layouts and designs for labels and didactic panels, artifact lists, exhibit object summaries, reports, object accessioning records, fundraising records, documents outlining the content and context of the exhibit, conservation documents, budgets, business cards, scholarly articles, contact lists, invoices, and phone lists.

Interim Annual Report April 1, 1998 - March 31, 1999

The report outlines the museum's activities and finances for the previous fiscal year as well as listing staff, exhibitions, public programming, events, research projects, and publications of the museum and its staff. It introduces the museum's new five-year strategic plan and mission statement. The report was submitted to the Faculty of Arts ahead of the regular annual report.