Parts of an Exhibition Catalog

The parts of an exhibition catalog vary from book to book, but not so much that there isn't a definite pattern of what belongs in one. We grouped each part into one of three sections based on where it normally appeared in the books we looked at. The front matter is first and precedes the main content; both are followed up by the back matter.

Front Matter

• Cover/Dust Jacket/French Flap
• Blank page
• Title page 
• Book curator
• Authors
• Designers
• Exhibition title (shared with book).
• Publication Information
• Table of Contents
• Sponsors/Lenders to Exhibition
• Foreword

Main Matter

• Essays
• Picture/Plates

Back Matter

• Notes
• Bibliography
• Exhibition Checklist
• Section pages/Divider
• Chronology
• Index

The order of each part wasn't always in that exact location, but it was reliably in the section provided.