Bibliographic citations for art exhibits are similar to citations for books.
Writing a bibliographic citation for an art exhibit requires you to first decide whether your citation will be according to APA, MLA or Chicago style conventions. Upon choosing your citation style, you must find information regarding the title of the exhibit, the name of the museum, the location of the museum and the date when you visited the exhibit. You will order this information depending upon the citation style.
Instructions
APA
1. Write the title of the exhibit in quotations followed by a period. For example, "'Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend.'"
2. List the title of the museum followed by a period. For example, "The Andy Warhol Museum."
3. Identify the city, state (if applicable) and country in which the museum is located followed by a period. For example, "Pittsburgh, PA, USA."
4. Conclude with the date you visited the exhibit followed by a period. Abbreviate the month. For example, "Dec. 24, 2010."
5. Check to see that your citation matches this one. "Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend." The Andy Warhol Museum. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Dec. 24, 2010.
MLA
6. Identify the curator of the exhibit. If the curator is an individual, list his last name followed by his first name, separated by a comma. For example, "Smith, John" or "Jones, Sally."
7. Write the title of the exhibit in quotations followed by a period.
8. Include the city in which the museum is located followed by a colon.
9. Name the museum.
10. Identify the date when you visited the exhibit. Abbreviate the month.
11. Check to see that your citation matches this one: Artoma. "Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend." Pittsburgh: The Andy Warhol Museum. Dec. 24, 2010.
Chicago
12. Write the title of the exhibit in quotation marks followed by a period.
13. Identify the museum in which the exhibit is featured followed by a period.
14. Include the year when you visited the museum followed by a period.
15. Compare your citation to this one to ensure that it matches: "Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend." The Andy Warhol Museum. 2010.
