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Группа авторов. Museum Practice
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Guide
Pages
Museum Practice
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Color plate section
Chapter illustrations
EDITOR
GENERAL EDITORS
CONTRIBUTORS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
EDITORS’ PREFACE TO MUSEUM PRACTICE AND THE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOKS IN MUSEUM STUDIES. Museum Practice
The International Handbooks in Museum Studies
Diversification and democratization
Disciplinarity and methodology
Organization of the International Handbooks
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION. Grounding Museum Studies: Introducing Practice
Part I: Priorities
Part II: Resources
Part III: Processes
Part IV: Publics
The place of practice within museum studies
Reviewing the literature: the state of the art
Understanding practice
Practice theory: rethinking professional work
Notes
References
1. THE ESSENCE OF THE MUSEUM. Mission, Values, Vision
Mission statements
Museum missions
Case study 1: Tyne and Wear Museums
Case study 2: National Museums Liverpool
Conclusion
APPENDIX A. NML Strategy Statement
APPENDIX B. Version of NML Vision and Beliefs Approved by Trustees. Vision and Beliefs
Notes
References
Further Reading
2. GOVERNANCE. Guiding the Museum in Trust
Literature on governance
Modes of museum governance
Line departments
More complex systems
“Arm’s-length” museums
Independent not-for-profit associations
New directions in the governance of civil society institutions
Case study: Becoming a civil society museum – the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (Toronto, Canada) Rina Gerson
Background
Going public
MOCCA downtown
Note
References
Further Reading
3. POLICIES, FRAMEWORKS, AND LEGISLATION. The Conditions Under Which English Museums Operate
Intentional and unintentional legislation and regulation
Conservatives, 1979–1997
New Labour, 1997–2010
The Coalition Government, 2010–
Case study 1: The Heritage Lottery Fund. Intentions
Administration and delivery mechanisms
Legislation and amendments
Effects
Case study 2: Renaissance in the Regions
Intentions
Administrative and delivery mechanisms
Legislation, amendments, and effects
Case study 3: Free admission
Intentions
Administrative and delivery mechanisms
Perceived effect
Conclusions
Notes
References
Further Reading
4. RECONCEPTUALIZING MUSEUM ETHICS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. A View from the Field1
The new museum ethics: why is change needed, and why now?
Analysis and discussion: key ideas from the network workshops
Social engagement
Transparency
Shared guardianship of collections
Moving beyond canonicity
Sustainability
Reflections on the processes of the research network: what was most valuable?
Conclusion
APPENDIX: LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO THE MUSEUM ETHICS NETWORK BY EACH WORKSHOP
Note
References
5. MUSEUM MEASUREMENT. Questions of Value
Setting the agenda
A culture of accountability
Challenge
Introducing value
Questions of value
Economics and value
Public Value
Measuring intrinsic value
National approaches to measuring value
The United Kingdom
Australia
Conclusion
Notes
References
Further Reading
6. DEVELOPING AUDIENCES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST- CENTURY MUSEUM
The “traditional” museum visitor is changing
Box 6.1
Box 6.2
The tourist as museum visitor
Box 6.3
Learning sustained focus from the National Trust
Box 6.4
Dallas Museum of Art: Using Visitor-Profiling to Transform the Museum Offer
Reaching out to new audiences
Getting to know the non-visitor
Reaching out to marginalized communities
Box 6.5
Building partnerships that can change lives
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
7. BALANCING MISSION AND MONEY. Critical Issues in Museum Economics
To charge or not to charge? The debate on admission charges
What comes in: other revenue centers
What goes out: operating expenses
Balancing staffing needs with cost-control imperatives
In-kind support for building occupancy costs
Paying for changes in permanent and temporary exhibitions
Working together: collaborations
Conclusion
Notes
References
Further Reading
8. TATE AND BP – OIL AND GAS AS THE NEW TOBACCO? Arts Sponsorship, Branding, and Marketing1
Artists protesting Tate’s summer party
BP and Tate: two brands in partnership
The wider context of business and the arts
Hans Haacke and institutional critique
One year later
Concluding questions
APPENDIX A. Tate consolidated statement of financial activity
Notes
References
Further Reading
9. FROM IDIOSYNCRATIC TO INTEGRATED. Strategic Planning for Collections
Collections planning: what and why?
Developing a collections plan
The intellectual framework
Challenges to planning
Conclusion: implementation and after
References
10. COLLECTION CARE AND MANAGEMENT. History, Theory, and Practice
Historical overview
Literature review
Theory: objects and meanings
Ethics: best practices for museum professionals
Legal aspects of collections management
Theoretical foundations of collections management
Preventive conservation
Risk management
Acquisitions, accession, registration, and cataloging
Deaccessioning and disposal
The future of collections management
Notes
References
Further Reading
11. THE FUTURE OF COLLECTING IN “DISCIPLINARY” MUSEUMS. Interpretive, Thematic, Relational
Disciplinary museums
Should we collect?
Collecting comprehensively and collecting scientifically
New scientific collecting: interpretive, thematic, and relational
Making it work in practice: the Trees project at Manchester Museum
Conclusion
Notes
References
Further Reading
12. MANAGING COLLECTIONS OR MANAGING CONTENT? The Evolution of Museum Collections Management Systems
The early history of collections management systems
Integrating collections management and pest management
Collections management systems in the gallery
Publishing collections management data online
Sharing data locally, nationally, and internationally
Online cataloging and knowledge creation
Developing a museum for the future: new initiatives at the Hunterian
Conclusion
References
Further Reading
13. CONSERVATION THEORY AND PRACTICE. Materials, Values, and People in Heritage Conservation
Conservation practice
Recent shifts
Careful management of change
Simplifying the conservation object
Conservation concepts
Materials-based conservation
Values-based conservation
Devaluing values-based conservation
Peoples-based conservation
Conclusion
Notes
References
Further Reading
14. FROM CARING TO CREATING. Curators Change Their Spots
Museums on the move
Spaces and places
Collections and exhibitions
Research and scholarship
New and social media
Audiences and evaluation
New curatorship
Curators as political activists
Curators as artistic directors
Curators as public investigators
Conclusion
Notes
References
Further Reading
15. THE PENDULUM SWING. Curatorial Theory Past and Present
A challenging subject
Historical perspectives
Curatorial theory now
Conclusion: Reflections
APPENDIX. Survey participants
Notes
References
Further Reading
16. PLANNING FOR SUCCESS. Project Management for Museum Exhibitions
Exhibition development and project management
Team building for success
The project model: structure and clarity
Phases and stages: reaching the goal
Conceptual phase
Development phase
Planning stage
Production stage
Functional phase
Assessment phase
Conclusion
References
Further Reading
17. MUSEUM EXHIBITION TRADECRAFT. Not an Art, but an Art to It
Tradecraft in a changing and complex field
The museum is an experience
The museal sensorium
High-context, low-context, anti-context
Coherence
Cynosures, scale, and chains of engagement
The Advent calendar, buffet table, and highlighter pen analogies
Conclusion: Rules and rule-breaking
References
Further Reading
18. MUSEUM EXHIBITION PRACTICE. Recent Developments in Europe, Canada, and Australia
Re-presenting Indigenous culture in Australian museums at the turn of the twenty-first century1
Transnationality and difficult history: new exhibition practice in German and European museums3
Writing national art histories in Canadian museums4
Notes
References
Further Reading
19. A CRITIQUE OF MUSEUM RESTITUTION AND REPATRIATION PRACTICES
Current practices
Box 19.1 Mechanisms for returns
Recent research on restitution and repatriation. The ethics of return and cultural equity versus the universal museum
Building relationships and knowledge exchange
Acknowledging alternative kinds of values for objects
Challenging and redefining ownership and possession
A new way forward: museums as loci of deliberative democracy
Conclusion
References
20. REWARDS AND FRUSTRATIONS. Repatriation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ancestral Remains by the National Museum of Australia
The Australian context
The National Museum of Australia
Issues in current repatriation practice
What is repatriation?
Funding
Historical provenancing
Scientific provenancing
Destruction?
Proving affiliation to remains
Conclusion
Notes
References
21. THE “ACTIVE MUSEUM” How Concern with Community Transformed the Museum
Community and museum studies
Museums symbolizing communities
Museums and community policy
Museums and community action
Community and agency within the museum
Museums, community, and evolving practices
Conclusion: the “active museum”
Notes
References
Further Reading
22. VISITOR STUDIES. Toward a Culture of Reflective Practice and Critical Museology for the Visitor-Centered Museum
A history of the field
Basics of current practice
Literature review
Overview of key developments and challenges
Conclusion
Notes
References
23. TRANSLATING MUSEUM MEANINGS. A Case for Interpretation
History and theory: a brief overview of interpretation
The function of the interpreter
Box 23.1
Interpretation in exhibition development
Describing the concept
The big idea
What’s the story?
Interpretive planning and communication objectives
Comfort, safety, transparency, and access
Volume of text
Case study: Blood, Earth, Fire | Whāngai Whenua Ahi Kā
Conclusion: a case for the interpreter
Note
References
Further Reading
24. LEARNING, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES. John Reeve and Vicky Woollard1
The core of museum and gallery learning
Improving the UK framework for museum learning
A wider perspective
Programming for leisure and learning
Evaluation and research
A balancing act
Conclusions: a sustainable future?
Note
References
Further Reading
25. REVIEWING THE DIGITAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE. The Intersection of Digital Media and Museum Practice
Defining digital heritage
The past is prologue: historicizing the field
Museum computing and the “cultural turn”
The digital horizon: new technologies
Key issues and controversies
Digital curation
The digital imperative
Content, representation, and control
Collaboration and convergence
Conclusion
Notes
References
AFTERWORD. The Continuing Struggle for Diversity and Equality
References
MUSEUM PRACTICE AND MEDIATION. An Afterword
Problems and possibilities: rethinking museums in a globalizing world
Thinking through practice visually at UBC MOA
References
INDEX
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