Museums 101 / Mark Walhimer.

Walhimer, Mark, 1964-
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
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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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Requested by Anderson, K.

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