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# How to create an exhibition record

## Exhibition entries can be linked to artworks to display their complete exhibition history. Let's look at how to create an exhibition record .

1\. Go to the section **Exhibitions** in the top menu and click on **Create Exhibition** in the top right corner. 

![Click on Create Exhibition](https://images.tango.us/workflows/b1aa4dd8-d2fd-488e-b946-3ef632aa03ea/steps/612a2b31-61f2-42dd-9e7a-62fdfce42ef6/2eae999e-e5c9-42e2-903e-1e306367757f.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.7723&fp-y=0.2495&fp-z=2.0840&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=1440%3A796)

2\. An overlay will open. Type in the exhibition's title in the field **Original title \***.

![Type "The Moon in northern Paintings"](https://images.tango.us/workflows/b1aa4dd8-d2fd-488e-b946-3ef632aa03ea/steps/a414f3a2-3ae8-4557-9b17-b84bbcd59f7d/221b801b-1e02-41be-bb64-aa8a5d729121.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.7059&fp-y=0.2229&fp-z=1.7001&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=1440%3A796)

3\. Click on **Save** to create the exhibition record.

![Click on Save](https://images.tango.us/workflows/b1aa4dd8-d2fd-488e-b946-3ef632aa03ea/steps/21652d4d-56cd-4772-b0d5-dca0daa2df95/43f2a95b-2766-4734-b97b-406c06fbeca9.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.7419&fp-y=0.2402&fp-z=2.0840&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=1440%3A796)

4\. After clicking on **Save**, the exhibition record is created and displayed. You now have the option to add additional information such as Exhibition type or other titles. 

![Click on Exhibition type…](https://images.tango.us/workflows/b1aa4dd8-d2fd-488e-b946-3ef632aa03ea/steps/422fbd32-8796-4dbd-adbc-7dad412a8085/878d6609-be3c-4b83-ab85-33721af4f0fd.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=1440%3A796)

5\. Further down, you will find a section called Venues. Click **+ Add** to add an exhibition venue. 

![Click on addAdd](https://images.tango.us/workflows/b1aa4dd8-d2fd-488e-b946-3ef632aa03ea/steps/3600093f-3aa9-4ad1-b18e-8a310ca8f368/28417c11-ce63-4076-b8c3-eb497d8428ae.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=1440%3A796)

6\. An overlay will open in order to choose the exhibiting agent, e.g., a corporate body or a person. Select the **Agent** you want to add and then click **Save**.

![Click on Select](https://images.tango.us/workflows/930358b4-c724-445f-8a17-8d45c5cea521/steps/e53a38ca-f958-4782-924e-b80d67fc2f59/44c90154-533c-4233-9bbf-69540767273e.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=1440%3A796)

7\. After selecting the exhibitor, you have the possibility to choose an alternative name or address connected to the exhibiting agent. Click **Save** to continue.

![Click on Save](https://images.tango.us/workflows/930358b4-c724-445f-8a17-8d45c5cea521/steps/409cda97-176f-44f6-aa0b-5565dd118cd4/5a9ee793-393b-4563-998f-956ab69849e4.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=958%3A542)

8\. Enter the exhibition date in the designated field and click on the arrow to directly convert it to EDTF. The data is saved automatically. Click **Close** in the bottom right corner to close the overlay. If the exhibition travelled to other venues, you can easily add those by repeating these steps you just executed.  

![Click on highlight](https://images.tango.us/workflows/930358b4-c724-445f-8a17-8d45c5cea521/steps/9d399487-c33f-4986-a1ec-842b53e51ff7/b4bb3f19-5278-482c-a120-970307bd01a7.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=975%3A565)

9\. Next to venues, you will find the field agents. Here you can add additional agents such as curators by clicking **+ Add**. 

![Click on addAdd](https://images.tango.us/workflows/b1aa4dd8-d2fd-488e-b946-3ef632aa03ea/steps/d78ef474-80a6-445a-baa3-d1d2aea7fd2d/cb783a8c-09f4-4e91-a849-6f053a22564d.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=1440%3A796)

10\. As a last step you can add an exhibition catalogue by clicking **+ Add Catalogue** and then selecting an already existing publication or creating a new one. 

![Click on addAdd Catalogue](https://images.tango.us/workflows/b1aa4dd8-d2fd-488e-b946-3ef632aa03ea/steps/a42445a2-0d81-4ad5-af9a-ec91ce8f4201/72537481-7d33-46e6-85b3-7682fb8503c4.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&mark-w=0.2&mark-pad=0&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n&ar=1440%3A796)

 

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