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Book SynopsisCollections Care and Stewardship: Innovative Approaches for Museums considers best practices and innovations related to documenting collections with regard to movement and safe handling of items for transport, display, photography, and treatment; collections storage; and information-sharing within and beyond the museum.
Trade ReviewThis installment, focusing on collections care and stewardship, presents a diverse series of case studies ranging from building projects to student involvement with collections and exhibit development, all focused on how to manage the intersection of museum theory and actual museum practice…. [A]ll the of case studies presented in the volume provide an interesting, engaging, and innovative look at collections stewardship, unique partnerships, exhibit development, planning, and student engagement with museums. * Museum Anthropology Review *
Whether working in exhibitions, education, or collections management, museum professionals need to constantly update our ideas about what constitutes best practices. This book features valuable case studies related to current issues in museum and archival collections that pose creative solutions to issues confounding our field. Several authors outline the ways in which their projects trained student participants and how critical their participation was to the project’s success. -- Kym Rice, Director and Chair of Museum Studies, George Washington University
As an educator, it was extremely useful to see innovative practices of co-creation, public engagement, and student learning in the collections and preservation activities of museums, both small and large. The volume’s authors seriously address ways in which collections care and curation can be more transparent to our visitors and communities, bringing collections activities into the learning ecosystem of a museum. -- Michael Murawski, Director of Education & Public Programs, Portland Art Museum
Table of ContentsIntroduction by Juilee Decker Chapter 1: An Outdoor Museum Perspective on Education and Audience Engagement Katherine A. Johnson, Eileen Prendergast, and Jennifer Schwarz Ballard, Chicago Botanic Garden Chapter 2: Collection Preservation Facilities: One Approach to Sustainable Design, Construction, and Operations Kelly Tomajko, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Chapter 3: A Window on the Work: PreVIEW at the Denver Art Museum Allison McCloskey, Denver Art Museum Chapter 4: The Increase & Diffusion of Collections Care Knowledge: A Partnership Mary Coughlin and Shari Stout, The George Washington University and the National Museum of American History Chapter 5: Contextualizing Collections Management in Academic Museums Nicolette B. Meister, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College Chapter 6: Collection Curriculum: Caring for Objects, Educating Students Carrie Wieners Meyer, The Durham Museum Chapter 7: Divergent Agendas and Dobles Vidas: A Folk Art Curating Partnership between University of San Francisco & The Mexican Museum Marjorie Schwarzer with Glori Simmons and Marlena Cannon de Mendez, University of San Francisco & The Mexican Museum Chapter 8: Co-Creation & Sustainable Community Engagement Robert P. Connolly, Rebecca E. Bria, Elizabeth K. Cruzado Carranza, C. H. Nash Museum and PIARA (Proyecto de Investigación Arqueológico Regional Ancash) Chapter 9: Common Cause: Challenges in Museum Studies & Public History Terry A. Barnhart, Eastern Illinois University Chapter 10: Joining the Dots: Building Connections within GLAM Organizations Michael Jones, The University of Melbourne Index About the Contributors About the Editor
