Museum Basics (Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management) - Softcover

Ambrose, Timothy; Paine, Crispin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415057701 ISBN 13: 9780415057707

Publisher: Routledge, 1993

Synopsis

Drawing from a wide range of experience, the authors propose the simple ideas which should underpin all professional museum training courses. Organised on a modular basis Museum Basics provides a basic guide to `best practice' in every aspect of museum work, from museum organisation, through collections management and conservation, to marketing and security. It is designed for training courses, to be supplemented by case studies, project work and group discussion.

About this title

Synopsis:

The International Council Of Museums, supported actively by the Cultural Heritage division of UNESCO, answers, with Museum Basics , one of the most pressing training needs of the worldwide museum community. What are the basic principles that should underly museum work everywhere? What ideas can apply to ill-equipped and under-staffed museus wherever they are found - in Africa, the Highlands of Scotland, the Middle East, or South East Asia? In this book, the authors' wide range of experience in working with museums with limited resources proposes the simple ideas which should underpin all professional museum training courses. Designed on a modular basis, Museum Basics , is designed to be simplified for use on training courses, and supplemented by case-studies, project work and group discussion. With this book, museum trainers have available a guide to "best practice" in every aspect of museum work, from museum organisation, through collections management and conservation, to marketing and security. Extensive consultations with museum professionals throughout the world have enriched the book and enhanced its practical usefulness.

All museum professionals can refer to Museum Basics , and find practical advice on their day-to-day problems. The book carries a comprehensive glossary of museum terminology, a full working bibliography and a cross-referencing system between unit modules to help the book's users, and a detailed index.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0415057701
• ISBN 13: 9780415057707
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336