Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning (eBook)

Gerald George, Carol Maryan-George (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012 | 3rd Edition
182 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7591-2141-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Are you thinking of starting a museum? Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning uses straightforward, non-technical language to share the basics of museum planning in an evening’s read. The third edition has been fully revised and updated to address the current issues facing new museums, including the increasing use of digital technologies.

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Are you thinking of starting a museum? Starting Right has been helping non-professionals learn the basics of museum planning for nearly three decades. This fully-revised, third edition will help you understand what you are getting into, evaluate prospects, avoid pitfalls, and take advantage of many kinds of available help. Addressing current and perennial issues facing new museums, from digital technologies to fund raising concerns, Starting Right takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a sound plan for starting your museum.

Autor

Gerald George is a professional writer and editor. He served as director of the American Association for State and Local History from 1978 to 1987.Carol Maryan-George is an experienced museum professional and archivist who has held positions at numerous historic sites and museums, including Old Sturbridge Village and the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of African Art.

Inhalt

A Quick and Simple Summary of What’s In This BookPART ONE: The Big QuestionsChapter One: What Makes a Good Museum?Chapter Two: How Can You Finance It?Chapter Three: Where Can You Get Help?PART TWO: Nuts and BoltsChapter Four: Analyze for EssentialsChapter Five: Organize for OperationChapter Six: Plan for ActivitiesChapter Seven: Recruit the Human ResourcesChapter Eight: Now Will It Really Work?PART THREE: AlternativesChapter Nine: And If You Don’t Want to Do All That?Chapter Ten: And If You Are Planning a Historic House Museum?PART IV: Some Basic DocumentsA. Basic Organization ChartB. Board Membership Responsibilities AgreementC. Sample Museum BylawsD. Sample Position Description for a DirectorE. Sample Certificate of GiftF. Standard Object Cataloging RecordAcknowledgmentsIndexAbout the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.9.2012
• Reihe/Serie: American Association for State and Local History
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• Schlagworte: museum building • Oral History • Public History
• ISBN-10: 0-7591-2141-9 / 0759121419
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-2141-6 / 9780759121416