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• 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.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index.
• Part I. Essential museum background — Defining a museum — A quick history of museums — Part II. Creating an integrated museum — The integrated museum — Starting a museum — Museum governance — Museum feasibility studies — Museum planning strategies — Part III. Exhibitions — Collections — The museum building — Museum exhibition development/curation — Exhibition design and fabrication — Museum programming: education — Part IV. Behind the scenes — Museum finances — Museum fundraising — Museum marketing — Museum project management — Museum evaluation — Museum operations — Museum accessibility — Museum research — Collections care — Putting your museum online — Working in museums — Part V. The museum toolbox — American Alliance of Museums: Code of ethics for museums — Sample bylaws — American Alliance of Museums: Developing a mission statement — Sample museum constitution — Sample museum feasibility template — Sample board member responsibilities — Sample policy for donations of objects — Sample donor questionnaire — Sample museum exhibit sponsorship agreement — Timing and tracking study — Visitor exit interview — Museum job descriptions — Object cataloging record — Museum exhibition design process.

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• Museums.
• Museums — United States.
• Museum techniques.
• United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155

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• Includes index.
• Say yes and figure it out later / Leah M. Melber — When you are offered the perfect job you never wanted, take it / Brad Irwin — Museum outsiders and the value of an external lens / Kathleen Tinworth — It’s normal to ask : What am I doing here? / Katarina Ivanišin Kardum — Tap into your passion / Marjorie Schwarzer — Afterword / K. Tierney Sneeringer — Don’t just color outside the lines : imagine and draw your own picture / Lynn McRainey — Speak the local language / William B. Crow — You work for the people, not the institution / Beverly Serrell — Be a kick-ass, not a kiss-ass / Sheri Bernstein — Volunteering has value / Sarah Marcotte — Afterword / Caitlin Kreiman Lill — You made a mistake, now what? / Celeste DeWald — Beware of marriage proposals / Sarah Alvarez — Evolve as a museum leader : be a catalyst! / Paula Gangoapdhyay — Sometimes you have to be a little subversive / Ted Lind — Afterword / K. Tierney Sneeringer — Yes, you should go to grad school / Ben Garcia — You don’t have to be married to your work / Elee Wood — Life is short, so seize the moment and go with your instincts / Marie Bourke — Afterword / Caitlin Kreiman Lill — Then, now, next : transferring a lifetime of careers / Greg Stevens.
• Education departments in museums of all kinds serve millions of students and adult learners every year, using the objects and other resources of the museum to teach and inspire. The rapidly growing field of museum education provides hands-on, experiential learning, with museum educators often working closely with local school boards to supplement and enhance public school curricula. In Teaching the Museum, twenty contributors from across the exciting field of museum education offer innovative insights, anecdotes, and advice for best practices on how to realize the museum’s full potential as an educational institution. From the balance between education and entertainment to meeting the needs of both one’s audience and the collection to understanding connections between how we learn and how exhibits and programming are designed this book will appeal to museum educators, students, and teachers seeking to learn more about the field — Provided by publisher.
• Education departments in museums of all kinds serve millions of students and adult learners every year, using the objects and other resources of the museum. Teaching the Museum offers insights, anecdotes and valuable advice on how to get started and how to succeed in this rapidly growing field. Twenty contributors with decades of museum experience point out the opportunities for new graduates and seasoned teachers alike — Provided by publisher.

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• Museums — Vocational guidance.
• Museums — Employees — Training of.
• Museum techniques — Study and teaching (Higher)

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Part of the series American Association for State and Local History book series;American Association for State and Local History book series.
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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Museum defined — Beginnings of the museum — Museums today — Museums and museum fields — Organization and support — Collecting theory : general and science museums — Collecting theory : history museums — Collecting theory : art museums — Registration and cataloguing — Care of collections — Security — Use of collections — Permanent exhibits — Temporary exhibits — Visitors and interpretation — Education and activities — Museum architecture — Historic preservation — Philosophy and public image — Practical matters — The law — Trends and tomorrow — Recommended resources. Visitors and interpretation — Education and activities — Museum architecture — Historic preservation — Philosophy and public image — Practical matters — The law — Trends and tomorrow — Recommended resources.

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• Museums.
• Museum techniques.

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Part of the series American Association for State and Local History book series;American Association for State and Local History book series.
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• Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-331) and index.
• In memoriam: Edward P. Alexander, 1907-2003 — What is a museum? — Part I: History. The art museum Natural history and anthropology museums Science and technology museums and centers The history museum Botanical gardens and zoos Children’s museums — Part II: Functions. To collect To conserve To exhibit To interpret To serve The museum profession.

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• Museums.
• Museums — History.
• Museums — Philosophy.
• Museum. swd
• Museumskunde. swd

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• Includes bibliographical references (p.215-227) and index.
• Understanding visitor experiences — Visitors, conversation, and learning — Interpretive activism — An overview of the Selinda model of visitor learning — Designing visitor experiences — Communication — Collaboration — Guidance — Curiosity — Perceptual curiosity — Intellectual curiosity — Interest — Confidence — Success — Expediency — Challenge — Expectations — Uncertainty — Control — Choice — Power — Play — Imagination — Sensory exploration — References — Appendix A. Descriptions of the colored shadows and the color connection exhibits — Appendix B. Overview of original research — Appendix C. Summary of motivations, principles, and strategies — Appendix D. Sample knowledge hierarchies.

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• Museum exhibits — Planning.
• Museums — Educational aspects.

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Public trust — The primacy of our collections — Relevance — Inclusion — Globalization : finding and claiming your niche — Creativity and experimentation — New alliances — Authentic experience — Generation and dissemination of knowledge — Communication.

Subjects:

• Museums — Social aspects.
• Social values.
• Sustainability.
• Success.
• Museums — Management.
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• Erfolg swd
• Nachhaltige Entwicklung swd

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Part of the series Museum meanings;Museum meanings.
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• Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-177) and index.
• Introduction: liberating culture — The Eurocentric museum model in the non-European world — Indigenous models of museums, curation, and concepts of cultural heritage preservation — Reclaiming the spirit of culture: Native Americans and cultural restitution — Museums, culture, and development — Comparative museology and cross-cultural heritage management: emerging paradigms for museological practice.

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• Museums — Philosophy.
• Museums — Social aspects.
• Ethnological museums and collections — History.
• Museum curators — History.
• Cultural property — Protection.
• Material culture — Conservation and restoration.
• Indigenous peoples — Cross-cultural studies.
• Eurocentrism.
• Cross-cultural studies. fast (OCoLC)fst01423769
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Valuing kids. Never too young to connect to history : cognitive development and learning / Sharon Shaffer — It’s about them : using developmental frameworks to create exhibitions for children (and their grown-ups) / Elizabeth Reich Rawson — Experts, evaluators, and explorers : collaborating with kids / Anne Grimes Rand and Robert Kiihne — Connecting kids to history. Finding the story in history / Leslie Bedford — Imagination, a child’s gateway to engagement with the past / Daniel Spock — Playing with the past / Jon-Paul C. Dyson — A sense of the past / D. Lynn McRainey — Are we there yet? : children, history, and the power of place / Benjamin Filene — Creating history exhibitions for kids. Shaping the space : designing for kids / Andy Anway and Neal Mayer — Making history interactive / John Russick — Is it real? : kids and collections / Mary Jane Taylor and Beth A. Twiss Houting — Write and design with the family in mind / Judy Rand — In a language they’ll understand : media and museums / Gail Ringel.
• Kids have profound and important relationships to the past, but they don’t experience history in the same way as adults. In this guide, top museum professionals present current research and practice to help create meaningful and memorable museum experience for children.–[book cover]
• D. Lynn McRainey and John Russick bring together top museum professionals to present state-of-the-art research and practice that respects and incorporates kids’ developmental stages and learning preferences and the specific ways in which kids connect to history. They provide concrete tools for audience research and evaluation exhibition development and design and working with kids as creative consultants. –from publisher description

Subjects:

• Museums — Educational aspects — United States.
• Museums — Social aspects — United States.
• Museum exhibits — United States.
• History — Study and teaching — United States.

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Part of the series The Rice University Campbell Lectures;Rice University Campbell lectures.
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• Originally published: 2011.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• The enlightenment museum — The discursive museum — The cosmopolitan museum — The imperial museum.

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• Museums — Philosophy.
• Museums — Philosophy. fast (OCoLC)fst01030191

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Pivotal moments in the 20th-century dialogue — The emerging 21st-century ideology — Perspectives on meaningful public engagement — Shifting frameworks and infrastructures — Strategic implications for leadership.
• Reinventing the Museum: The Evolving Conversation on the Paradigm Shift offers 44 seminal articles representing the changing perspectives about the role of museums in contemporary times. The book includes iconic pieces from the 20th century and presents the latest thinking of the past decade. The book begins with foundational writings that provide a thorough history of museum thought and theory. With this context established, Anderson presents articles that trace the emerging ideas in 21st-century museum studies on public engagement, frameworks, and leadership. In conjunction with introductory material and recommended additional readings, these articles will help students grasp the leading ideas and the essentials of the dialogue taking place in the museum field.

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• Museums — Philosophy.
• Museums — Social aspects.
• Museums — Historiography.
• Cultural property — Protection.

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