Manual of museum exhibitions / Maria Piacente.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piacente, Maria, author, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museum exhibits--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Museum exhibits.

Museum exhibits--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Museum exhibits--Planning.

Genre:

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 462 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]

Summary:

"Drawing on years of experience, Maria Piacente details the exhibition process in a straightforward way that can be easily adapted by institutions of any size. She and her contributing authors explore the exhibition development process in greater detail, providing the technical and practical methodologies museum professionals need today" -- Provided by publisher.

Manual of Museum Exhibitions, Third Edition details the exhibition process in a straightforward way that can be easily adapted by institutions of any size. It explores the exhibition planning and development process in a wealth of detail, providing the technical and practical methodologies museum professionals need today. This 3rd edition includes many new features and expanded chapters on evaluation, virtual exhibitions, multimedia, traveling exhibitions, curiosity and motivation, DEAI (diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion), while retaining the essential content related to interpretive planning, roles and responsibility, and content development. New and exciting case studies, exhibition examples, and more than 200 color photos and figures illustrate every step of the process. No museum or museum professional can be without this critical guide to an essential function -- Back cover.

Contents:

Foreword / Gail Dexter Lord

Preface / Maria Piacente

Introduction: The exhibition development process / Maria Piacente

Part I: Why? Museums and their exhibitions / Brad King ; Where do exhibition ideas come from? / Barry Lord (updated by Maria Piacente)

Part II: Where? Exhibition facilities / Sean Stanwick and Heather Maximea

Part III: What? Permanent collection exhibitions / Katherine Molineux ; It's not always about collections / Katherine Molineux ; Virtual exhibitions / Sarah Hill ; Temporary exhibitions / Maria Piacente and Katherine Molineux ; Traveling exhibitions / Maria Piacente

Part IV: Who? Exhibitions and diversity, equality, accessibility, and inclusion / Maria Piacente and Karen Carter ; Curiosity and motivation / Shiralee Hudson Hill and Barbara Soren ; Evaluation / Gail Lord, Duncan Grewcock, Barbara Soren, and Jackie Armstrong

Part V: How? Roles and responsibilities / Maria Piacente ; Preparing the exhibition brief / Maria Piacente and John Nicks ; Interpretive planning / Maria Piacente ; Content development / Lisa Wright ; Exhibition design / Yvonne Tang and James Bruer ; Graphic design / Mary Yacob and Jacqueline Tang ; Multimedia / Cory Timpson ; Fabrication and installation / Erich Zuern ; Financial planning / Erich Zuern ; Effective exhibition project management / Robert LaMarre

Conclusion: The future of exhibition-making / Gail Dexter Lord

Glossary.

Notes:

"A Lord cultural resources book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-435) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Piacente, Maria. Manual of museum exhibitions

ISBN:

9781538152805

1538152800

9781538152812

1538152819

OCLC:

1264735352

Publisher Number:

99996580146