pop-up exhibition
{{Short description|Temporary art exhibition}}
A pop-up exhibition is a temporary art event, less formal than a gallery or museum but more formal than private artistic showing of work. Pop-up exhibits are erroneously called pop-up museums, such as the Museum of Ice Cream but do not fit the International Council of Museums definition of a museum.{{Cite web|last=Loew|first=Karen|date=October 16, 2019|title=Why Do Instagram Playgrounds Keep Calling Themselves Museums?|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-16/it-s-a-funhouse-for-selfies-but-is-it-a-museum|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Bloomberg CityLab}}{{Cite web|title=It's time to stop using the word 'museum' to describe pop-up museums|url=https://matadornetwork.com/read/time-stop-using-word-museum-describe-pop-museums/|access-date=2021-12-10|website=Matador Network|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Museum Definition|url=https://icom.museum/en/resources/standards-guidelines/museum-definition/|access-date=2021-12-10|website=International Council of Museums|language=en-US}} The idea began in 2007 in New York City where space for exhibiting artistic work is very limited.{{cite book|author1=Hilary Du Cros|author2=Lee Jolliffe|title=The Arts and Events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7KuAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA40|date=30 May 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-04141-0|pages=40–43}} Although the idea originated from New York City, pop-up exhibitions occur all around the world. A recent example is Banksy's Dismaland, which ran from August to September 2015.{{Cite web|url = http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/dismaland/|title = Welcome to Dismaland: A First Look at Banksy's New Art Exhibition Housed Inside a Dystopian Theme Park|date = 20 August 2015|accessdate = 6 September 2015|website = Colossal|publisher = Christopher Jobson|last = Jobson|first = Christopher}}
Pop-up exhibitions usually allow for a more immersive experience for the visitor. Unlike most traditional museums, some pop-up exhibitions encourage the viewer to interact with the artwork. With this interaction, the exhibition allows for a "public curation," where the artwork is sometimes dependent on the user interaction. Many pop-ups are also intended to open up conversation and discussion about relevant social issues.{{Cite web|url=https://wuffencuckoo.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/2e4d7-7grantexhspring2015-7.pdf|title=Pop Up Museums: Participant-Created Ephemeral Exhibitions|last=Grant|first=Nora|date=2015|website=wordpress.com}}
Pop-up exhibitions allow the artist to interact with viewers from different regions of the world, and give viewers the opportunity to engage with the art in person. Pop-up exhibitions are beneficial for artist to spread their art around the world.