The effective museum : rethinking museum practices to increase impact /

"The aim of The Effective Museum: Big Ideas to Increase Impact is to provide every museum professional with practical ways to be more effective at achieving their intentional purposes. The short, pragmatic book provides museum professionals and students internationally with new perspectives on...

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Main Authors: Jacobsen, John W.
Published: Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
Publisher Address: Lanham, Maryland :
Publication Dates: [2022]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "The aim of The Effective Museum: Big Ideas to Increase Impact is to provide every museum professional with practical ways to be more effective at achieving their intentional purposes. The short, pragmatic book provides museum professionals and students internationally with new perspectives on how to organize and run museums more effectively"--
Carrier Form: xviii, 179 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781538164358
1538164353
9781538164341
1538164345
Index Number: AM121
CLC: G261-05
Call Number: G261-05/J176
Contents: Pluralize missions and elevate values -- Redefine the relationship between philanthropy and governance -- Recognize the competitive marketplace for your operating revenues -- Serve your community, audiences and supporters -- Move from we/them to us/us -- Reorganize the museum as a producing organization -- Unify the museum field -- Invest in infrastructure, not new structure -- Leverage existing assets -- Select your creative talents effectively -- Support new strategies for changing programming -- Measure, document and communicate your impacts -- Get real about financials -- Plan your future -- Embrace public mandates -- Integrate the suggestions.