Description
Book SynopsisMuseum curators enter the profession with a specialist subject qualification and yet at some point in their career, many curators find themselves in charge of a range of collections outside of their expert knowledge. Interpreting, curating and caring for mixed collections demands of curators a wide range of knowledge and understanding. The Curation and Care of Museum Collections is designed to give curators the fundamental information and confidence they need to manage and care for all of the collections within their responsibility, regardless of their previous training and experience.
Comprising two sections Museum Collections, and Collection Development and Care the chapters cover archaeology, art, history, military and natural sciences collections, as well as heritage properties. Every chapter in the book is focused on one type of collection, but all chapters in the collection management section contain advice on topics such as organisational philosophy,
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: Museum collections
1 Archaeology collections - Sara L. Wear
2 Art collections - Alison Bevan and Gemma Brace
3 Heritage properties - Emily Price
4 History collections - Alexia M. Clark
5 Military collections - Rachel Adams
6 Natural science collections - Bruce A. Campbell
PART II: Collection development and care
7 Collection development strategy: Potentially everything is useful and interesting - Elizabeth A. Walker and Diane Gwilt
8 Collection care and conservation - Christian Baars
Index
