Screen LibraryMuseums 101 /
"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 th...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| 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. |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442230187 (paperback) : 9781442230170 (cloth) 1442230177 (cloth) 1442230185 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | AM5 |
| CLC: | G26 |
| Call Number: | G26/W175 |
| 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 |