There are many tasks connected with exhibitions for volunteers who like to be right in the middle of the action. These tasks include:

• Research and planning for development of storyline
  and design.
• Initial setup: This can include everything from painting and ironing to stapling, cutting and hammering.
• Installation of artifacts and labels: This includes preparation and mounting of text panels; label preparation and placement of articats. It can also
  include those little extras that really bring the exhibit to life - sound effects, footprints, greenery, furniture, et al.
• Lighting design, placement and adjustment.

De-installation is the process of dismantling an exhibition after its closing date. In a process that is as painstaking as the installation, artifacts are removed and returned either to lenders or to collections storage; text and props are removed and stored; the framework is dismantled and either stored or prepared for reuse in another ehibition.