A-Z Harvard Solent Referencing examples

You should provide an in-text reference for any exhibition piece that you reproduce in your work – and when you refer to a piece you have seen in its original format but not reproduced in your work. 

If you have reproduced the exhibition piece, the citation would normally be given after the caption/title of the piece.  Include the page number(s) if coming from a printed source.

If you have not reproduced the exhibition piece follow the usual reference format for the source.  You may do this if you have seen the original work such as a painting, photo, sculpture, building, dress, design, installation etc., at an exhibition, in a gallery, fashion show, museum, personal collection etc., and would like to reference it. 
 

In-text reference example - exhibition or museum

The acclaimed exhibition displayed astounding work (Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Fly in League with the night 2022) ...

Reference list format - exhibition or museum

Title of exhibition (in italics), Year. [Exhibition or Museum in square brackets]. Location. Date(s) of Exhibition

Reference list example - exhibition or museum

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Fly in League with the night, 2022 [Exhibition]. Tate Modern, London. 24 November 2022 - 26 February 2023

Reference list format – exhibition or museum/artistic piece reproduced from a print source

Printed images are usually found in books or magazines. Follow the examples for how to reference a book, magazine article etc. as appropriate. 

Reference list format - exhibition or museum/artistic piece reproduced from electronic source

Electronic images are usually found on websites or in a database. Follow the example for referencing a website. 

Page numbers in your in-text references 

You may want to include the page number or number range indicating where you found the information you are referring to for some sources. For guidance on how to do this see the ‘Page numbers for in-text references’ section.