How Do You Cite a Museum?

By Staff WriterLast Updated March 26, 2020

Museums should be cited similar to a Corporate Author. This includes the museum’s name and location in the necessary information.

Start the citation
Write the name of the museum first, followed by a period.
List the item information
Write the title on the item’s information card in quotations, followed by a period.
Give the location name and year
Write the museum’s location, followed by a comma. Then insert the year that the artifact or exhibition was put up, followed by a period.
Include the medium type
Write the medium, followed by a period. The medium type could be a plaque, brochure or pamphlet.