Traveling
Traveling Exhibits
Our Traveling Exhibits Program Mission
Recognized for its impact on the comics and cartoon art community, The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum’s traveling exhibitions program supports its institutional partners and their communities by providing expertly curated exhibitions —highlighting original artwork by cartoonists—that ignites curiosity, wonder, and interest in learning more about varied subjects and points of view through the medium of comics and cartoon art.
What Our Visitors Are Saying
“I have just gone to see the Shermund exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, PA. What a vivid world Shermund created with her black and white drawings and what a wonderful gift it was to be able to walk through and be transported back through her lens. I found myself envisioning the parties and shopping trips, laughing with the women about their husbands... relating to her sweet sarcasm. It feels so relevant and endearing and relatable for all women, even today.”
Lori B., Brandywine Museum of Art patron
Original Art Exhibitions
Exploring Calvin and Hobbes
Starting June 2026.
Tell Me a Story where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund
Starting August 2025.
Dark Laughter: The Life and Times of Ollie Harrington
Starting April 2026.
Facing Feelings: The Art of Raina Telgemeier
Starting June 2026.
Still: Racism in America
A Retrospective in Cartoons by Brumsic Brandon Jr. and Barbara Brandon-Croft. Starting June 2026.
Reproduction Art Exhibitions
The Art of Will Eisner
Starting January 2026 in partnership with the Eisner Foundation.
Contact
Have questions? Interested in bringing one of our exhibits to your museum? Please contact our traveling exhibitions coordinator at CartoonExhibits@osu.edu to start a conversation with us!
Facility Requirements
- A Standard Facilities Report is required for consideration.
- Certificate of Insurance for the exhibition is required.
- Environment
- Relative humidity maintained in the range of 40% to 55%, with no more than a 5% fluctuation in 25-hour period.
- Stable temperatures between 65°F and 75°F.
- Ability to control lighting to appropriate levels based on media.
- No direct sunlight and artificial light sources must have UV filters.
- Ability to store packing materials and works in acceptable environment.
- Artworks must be placed away from any heating/air conditioning device.
- No food or drink allowed in gallery space.
- Security and Safety
- Must have professionally trained staff handling the works from receiving shipping, installation, de-installation, through outgoing shipping.
- Loading area must be capable of receiving trucks.
- All packing, prep must take place indoors.
- Exhibitions must be in a limited-access space and monitored by trained gallery attendants during open hours.
- Exhibition area must be locked and alarmed when closed.
- Fire-protection protocols must be in place according to local ordinances.
- Exhibition area should have security cameras.
- High value, fragile or complicated traveling exhibitions may have additional requirements on a case-by-case basis. Examples:
- More specified lighting/humidity/temperature requirements.
- Couriers, and/or supervision of installation may be required.
- Security hardware may be required.
- Minimum number of gallery attendants.
- Additional security protocols.
- Environment
- Stable temperatures between 65°F and 75°F.
- HVAC must be running throughout duration of the exhibition.
- Artworks must be placed away from any heating/air conditioning device.
- No direct sunlight and artificial light sources.
- Security
- Must be in a designated exhibition or display area, not a hallway, lobby or walkway.
- Work must be handled with care.
- Exhibition area must be monitored by an attendant during open hours.
What Our Visitors Are Saying
“I went for the photo exhibition a couple of weeks back, but fell in love with the Barbara Shermund exhibit. Thank you for making me aware of this awesome woman.”
Rachel H., Brandywine Museum of Art patron