Expositionsgruppe

Expositionsgruppe, literally "exhibition group," is a term used in German-speaking museum and cultural-administration contexts to denote a team charged with planning, coordinating, and presenting exhibitions. The concept describes the collaborative work of curators, designers, conservators, registrars, educators, and often external specialists. An Expositionsgruppe typically handles the full lifecycle of an exhibition, from concept development and thematic planning to object selection, research, interpretation, and labeling. It also coordinates with production teams on spatial design, media, and installation, and with education staff to develop programs and public outreach.

Organizationally, an Expositionsgruppe may be a temporary project team formed for a specific show or a standing cross-departmental group dedicated to ongoing exhibition activity. Roles within the group are diverse, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of exhibitions: curators provide content, designers handle layout and graphics, conservators care for objects, registrars manage loans and logistics, and educators develop interpretive materials.

In practice, the term is descriptive rather than a standardized job title; institutions may use different names for similar teams, such as curatorial teams or exhibition departments. The concept aligns with broader trends in professional museum practice that emphasize collaboration across disciplines to plan informative and engaging public programs.

See also: curation, exhibition design, museum studies, curatorial team.