Collections care and stewardship : innovative approaches for museums / edited by Juilee Decker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Decker, Juilee.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Innovative approaches for museums

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums--Collection management.

Museums.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Antiquities.

Art objects--Collection and preservation.

Art objects.

Manuscripts--Collection and preservation.

Manuscripts.

Museums--Curatorship.

Museums--Educational aspects.

Physical Description:

vi, 105 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Summary:

"Considers best practices and innovations related to documenting collections with regard to movement and safe handling of items for transport, display, photography, and treatment; collections storage; and information-sharing within and beyond the museum"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

An outdoor museum perspective on education and audience engagement / Katherine A. Johnson, Eileen Prendergast, and Jennifer Schwarz Ballard, Chicago Botanic Garden

Collection preservation facilities : one approach to sustainable design, construction, and operations / Kelly Tomajko, Denver Museum of Nature & Science

A window on the work : preview at the Denver Art Museum / Allison McCloskey, Denver Art Museum

The increase & diffusion of collections care knowledge : a partnership / Mary Coughlin and Shari Stout, The George Washington University and the National Museum of American History

Contextualizing collections management in academic museums / Nicolette B. Meister, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College

Collection curriculum : caring for objects, educating students / Carrie Wieners Meyer, The Durham Museum

Divergent agendas and Dobles Vidas : a folk art curating partnership between University of San Francisco and the Mexican Museum / Marjorie Schwarzer, University of San Francisco with Glori Simmons, Thacher Gallery and Marlena Cannon de Mendez, The Mexican Museum

Co-creation and sustainable community engagement / Robert P. Connolly, Rebecca E. Bria, Elizabeth K. Cruzado Carranza, C. H. Nash Museum and PIARA (Proyecto de Investigación Arqueológico Regional Ancash)

Common cause : challenges in museum studies & public history / Terry A. Barnhart, Eastern Illinois University

Joining the dots : building connections within GLAM organizations / Michael Jones, The University of Melbourne.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1442238798

9781442238794

OCLC:

909538172

Publisher Number:

99964067649