Ambrose, an international consultant in cultural heritage, and Paine, a museums and heritage consultant and fellow at U. College Chichester, describe museum operations for those with limited finances and a small staff. In 100 short chapters, they concentrate on the museum and its users, the development and care of collections, buildings, and management. Examples topics are types of museums, sustainability, ethics, accessibility, marketing, learning and education services, facilities and events, exhibitions, media, the storage and environmental monitoring of collections, and fundraising. This edition is updated to take into account changes to the museum world, for instance those due to the influence of politics and tourism. More diagrams, illustrations, and study examples are included. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Provides a basic guide to various aspects of museum work and staff experience from museum organization, through collections management and conservation, to audience development and education. Organized on a modular basis, with over 100 units, this reference is useful for museum professionals, and museum and heritage studies students.
Fully updated and extended to examine the many changes that have occurred in the last decade, this second edition of world-renowned text Museum Basics provides a basic guide to all aspects of museum work and staff experience from museum organization, through collections management and conservation, to audience development and education.
Drawing on a wide range of practical experience, the authors have provided an excellent tool that enable museums throughout the world to conquer a common challenge; to keep up-to-date with new ideas and changing practices.
Organized on a modular basis, with over 100 units, Museum Basics is a reference to support day-to-day museum management, a key text in pre-service and in-service training programmes, and works brilliantly alongside case studies, project work and group discussion.
With a glossary, sources of information and a select bibliography, this is certainly a book that no museum professional, nor museum and heritage studies student will want to be without.
