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Museums 101 / Mark Walhimer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walhimer, Mark, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Museums.
- Museums--United States.
- Museum techniques.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015].
- Summary:
- "Looking for an A-Z, one-stop, comprehensive book on museums? Wish you were able to have one of the nation's leading museum consultants spend a couple of days with you, talking you through how to start a museum, how museums work, how to set up an exhibit, and more? If so, Museums 101 is the answer to your wishes"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Part one. Essential background
- Defining a museum
- A quick history of museums
- Part two. Creating an integrated museum
- The integrated museum
- Starting a museum
- Governance
- Feasibility studies
- Planning strategies
- Part three. Exhibitions
- Collections
- The museum building
- Exhibition development/Curation
- Exhibition design & fabrication
- Programming (education)
- Part four. Behind the scenes
- Finance
- Fundraising
- Marketing
- Project management
- Evaluation
- Operations
- Accessibility
- Research
- Collections care
- Putting your museum online
- Working in museums
- The museum of the future
- Part five. The museum toolbox
- Code of ethics for museums
- Bylaws of the board of directors
- Developing a mission statement
- Sample museum constitution
- Museum feasibility template
- Board member responsibilities and commitments
- Museum director sample contract
- Sample policy for donations of objects
- Donor questionnaire
- Museum exhibit sponsorship agreement
- Visitor timing and tracking study, exhibits
- Visitor exhibition evaluation form
- Museum job descriptions
- Object cataloging record.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1442230185
- 9781442230170
- 1442230177
- 9781442230187
- OCLC:
- 900180176
- Publisher Number:
- 99963571908
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