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Book SynopsisWondering what a museum director actually does? About to start your first director''s job? Looking for guidance in starting up a museum or working with a museum director? Hugh Genoways, Lynne Ireland, and Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko have taken the mystery out and put common sense and good guidance in. Learn about everything from budgets and strategic planning to human resources and facilities management to collections and programming. They also help you tackle legal documents, legal and ethical issues, and challenges for today''s 2.0 world. Case studies and exercises throughout help you review and practice what you are learning, and their extensive references will be a welcome resource.
Trade ReviewThis lively revision of Museum Administration brings it up to date with fresh and relevant examples, expanded explanations of complex operations like strategic planning and financial management, and above all, attention to the changing contexts—cultural, political, and legal—that impact museum operations. Issues like diversity, inclusiveness, and access are threaded throughout the chapters so that readers understand that challenges must be tackled on many fronts. My students—emerging museum professionals—will benefit from this comprehensive introduction, as will all who work in museums, whether board members, volunteers, or seasoned staff. -- Cynthia Robinson, director of Museum Studies Program, Tufts University
This is an impressive revision to Genoways’s and Ireland’s venerable Museum Administration. Ms. Catlin-Legutko’s emphasis on the importance of strategic planning for museums, with carefully-crafted steps for completion, is invaluable, as is the chapter on finance. This book thoughtfully weaves together ethics, best practice, and “how to” recommendations with provocative case studies. Terrific! -- Nancy Bryk, Assistant Professor, Historic Preservation, Eastern Michigan University
Table of ContentsPreface to the First Edition Preface 1. Museums and Administration 2. Start Up 3. Strategic Planning 4. Finance 5. Sustainability 6. The Working Museum 7. Ethics and Professional Conduct 8. Legal Issues 9. Facilities Management 10. Marketing and Public Relations 11. Collections Stewardship 12. Interpretation, Exhibits, and Programming Epilogue Appendix 1. Exercise: Museum Plan Bibliography Index About the Authors and Reviser
