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Book SynopsisPlanning Successful Museum Building Projects provides comprehensive, practical guidance on planning, financing, implementing, managing, and evaluating all kinds of museum construction projects.
Trade ReviewThis book brings together in one place valuable lessons learned from the MAAM Building Museums conferences. The authors provide a practical overview of what it takes to plan and construct a new museum from the point of view of the museum professional. This is a unique and exciting contribution to the professional literature. -- Jennifer Esler, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
This handy publication pulls together lessons learned from the recent series of 'Building Museums' symposia, as well as the career experiences of the authors: two administrators and an architect. It is a practical handbook that guides museum trustees, administrators, and staff through the minefield of planning and implementing a museum construction project....This intensely practical guide fills a critical niche in the museum literature by demystifying a process that can be exciting, but also frightening and overwhelming for museum stakeholders. An extremely helpful tool to bring to the planning table, Planning Successful Museum Building Projects should be recommended reading for everyone involved in a museum construction project. * Muse Magazine *
Planning Successful Museum Building Projects is a terrific single-source tool for guiding museum administrators and staff through very complex processes that are not ordinarily central to their core competencies. Having spent the last eight years around major museum projects, I would say the book brings much clarity to the planning and implementation of such ventures. Museum professionals and those who teach college courses in museum studies, construction management, and project management would benefit from the authors' insights. Architects, MPE and structural design professionals, general contractors, and municipal and university public works/planning offices will find this book extremely useful for understanding the various environments in which museums undertake building and renovation projects. -- Richard Rutledge, Denver Art Museum
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Planning and Organizing for Success Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Roles, Responsibilities, and Building the Team Chapter 5 Chapter 4. The Heart of the Museum: Exhibits, Collections, and Educational Programs Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Hiring Your Design and Construction Teams Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Project Management: Predesign, Design, Construction, and Close-out Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Physical Framework: Defining What You Will Build Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Financial Planning and Cost Management Chapter 10 Chapter 9. The Capital Campaign Chapter 11 Chapter 10. Communications Strategies Chapter 12 Chapter 11. Operations Chapter 13 Chapter 12. Evaluation Chapter 14 Appendix Chapter 15 Glossary
