Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning
eBook - ePub

Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning

About this book

Are you thinking of starting a museum? Starting Right has been helping non-professionals learn the basics of museum planning for nearly three decades. This fully-revised, third edition will help you understand what you are getting into, evaluate prospects, avoid pitfalls, and take advantage of many kinds of available help. Addressing current and perennial issues facing new museums, from digital technologies to fund raising concerns, Starting Right takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a sound plan for starting your museum.

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Yes, you can access Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning by Gerald George,Carol Maryan-George in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Museum Administration. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. A Quick and Simple Summary of What’s in This Book
  4. Part I: The Big Questions
  5. Chapter 1: What Makes a Good Museum?
  6. Chapter 2: How Can You Finance It?
  7. Chapter 3: Where Can You Get Help?
  8. Part II: Nuts and Bolts
  9. Chapter 4: Analyze for Essentials
  10. Chapter 5: Organize for Operation
  11. Chapter 6: Plan for Activities
  12. Chapter 7: Recruit the Human Resources
  13. Chapter 8: Now Will It Really Work?
  14. Part III: Alternatives
  15. Chapter 9: And If You Don’t Want to Do All That?
  16. Chapter 10: And If You Are Planning a Historic House Museum?
  17. Part IV: Some Basic Documents
  18. Appendix A: Basic Organization Chart
  19. Appendix B: Board Membership Responsibilities Agreement
  20. Appendix C: Sample Museum Bylaws
  21. Appendix D: Sample Position Description for a Director
  22. Appendix E: Sample Certificate of Gift
  23. Appendix F: Standard Object Cataloguing Record
  24. About the Authors