Collections Management for Museums: Proceedings of an International Conference Held in Cambridge, England, 26-29 September 1987

Museum Documentation Association (Great Britain) Conference 1987 Camb

Roberts, D. Andrew

Reference

Amer Assn of Museums

Terminology for Museums: Proceedings of International Conference Held in Cambridge England 21-24 September 1988

Museum Registration Methods

Dudley, Dorothy H.

Wilkinson Irma Bezold

Recommended by a panel of museum educators, selected essays from this out-of-print bestseller are once again available. The selected essays discuss theoretical approaches to the role of the humanities and adult education in museums and develop the idea of the museum as a resource for lifelong learning.

Museums, Adults and the Humanities: A Guide for Educational Programming

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Partnerships for Prosperity: Museums and Economic Development

Wireman, Peggy

Business & Money

<p>A comprehensive and wide ranging look at the current state and future prospects of education within the museum at the beginning of the 21st century. Contributors are past winners of the annual Award for Excellence and the John Cotton Dana Award presented by the Education Committee of AAM. Authors include Diane Frankel, Michael Spock, Mary Ellen Munley, Elaine Gurian, Bonnie Pitman, and Alberta Sebolt George, among other leading educators and museum professionals.</p>

Presence of Mind: Museums and the Spirit of Learning

Politics & Social Sciences

Bonnie Pitman-Gelles

Sociology

Museum theater is an effective and stimulating learning tool that brings museums new and repeat visitors. This manual provides both the novice and the expert lots of practical advice on how to start a theater program; prepare a budget; find funding; earn income; develop a script; recruit and train staff, interns, and volunteers; work with exhibit developers; build community partnerships; and evaluate the program. Examples from large and small living history sites, historic houses, science museums, ethnographic exhibits, and aquarium and zoo programs offer a wide range of approaches to theater. The text also introduces the reader to the language and mechanics of museum theater. Each chapter has been written by an experienced practitioner, and contains up-to-date information and a colleague's response.

Case Studies in Museum, Zoo, and Aquarium Theater

Laura Maloney

Mary Lister

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Publishing Partners Plans and Pro Formas for Museums, Associations, and Their Publishing Partners

Laing Research

<p>From one of America’s foremost experts in museum and cultural heritage law, here is a comprehensive guide to both U.S. and international laws and conventions affecting museums, art galleries, natural and historic heritage, and other cultural organizations.\nThis authoritative\nNo museum, cultural heritage site, or historical site can afford to be without this authoritative guide.</p>

Museum Law: A Guide for Officers, Directors and Counsel

Phelan, Marilyn E.

Catalogs & Directories

From the most comprehensive national survey of its kind, Museum Financial Information 2009 is the latest in AAM s decade-long effort to present the most reliable and up-to-date data on the full range of museum operations in the U.S. Compare your institution s financial performance to the field-wide averages and national standards. Gain insight into how your museum performs in attendance and earned income, admissions and memberships, the cost of collections care, personnel, education and much more. Essential reading for trustees, directors, financial and development officers, and anyone concerned with museum management and finance.

Museum Financial Information 2009

Edited and with Commentary by Elizabeth E. Merritt and Philip M. Katz

Industries

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