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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785763303321

Autore

George Gerald

Titolo

Starting right : a basic guide to museum planning / / Gerald George, Carol Maryan-George

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md. : , : AltaMira Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-57183-8

0-7591-2141-9

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 168 pages)

Collana

American Association for State and Local History

Altri autori (Persone)

Maryan-GeorgeCarol <1950-.>

Disciplina

069.0681

Soggetti

Exhibitions - United States

Museums - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; A Quick and Simple Summary of What's in This Book; PART I. THE BIG QUESTIONS; 1. What Makes a Good Museum?; 2. How Can You Finance It?; 3. Where Can You Get Help?; PART II. NUTS AND BOLTS; 4. Analyze for Essentials; 5. Organize for Operation; 6. Plan for Activities; 7. Recruit the Human Resources; 8. Now Will It Really Work?; PART III. ALTERNATIVES; 9. And If You Don't Want to Do All That?; 10. And If You Are Planning a Historic House Museum?; PART IV. SOME BASIC DOCUMENTS; Appendix A. Basic Organization Chart; Appendix B. Board Membership Responsibilities Agreement

Appendix C. Sample Museum Bylaws Appendix D. Sample Position Description for a Director; Appendix E. Sample Certificate of Gift; Appendix F. Standard Object Cataloguing Record; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

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.