{"product_id":"the-curation-and-care-of-museum-collections-9781138589216","title":"The Curation and Care of Museum Collections","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuseum 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Curation and Care of Museum Collections \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprising 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,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I: Museum collections \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Archaeology collections - Sara L. Wear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Art collections - Alison Bevan and Gemma Brace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Heritage properties - Emily Price\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 History collections - Alexia M. Clark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Military collections - Rachel Adams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Natural science collections - Bruce A. Campbell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II: Collection development and care \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Collection development strategy: Potentially everything is useful and interesting - Elizabeth A. Walker and Diane Gwilt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Collection care and conservation - Christian Baars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019504419159,"sku":"9781138589216","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138589216.jpg?v=1750780465","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-curation-and-care-of-museum-collections-9781138589216","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}