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Code of Ethics for Museums (American Association of Museums) Adopted
in reflects the current, generally understood standards of the museum field.
Issues covered include governance, collections, programs, and
promulgation.
Museums and Community Toolkit (American Association of Museums)
Provides guidelines and forms for holding a meeting with community
members about the civic role and activities of a particular museum. The
seven sections identify the potential of the arts and humanities to illuminate
social experiences, and offer ideas for designing a community dialogue.
Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft (Simon Houpt) What kind of
person would dare to steal a legendary painting—and who would buy
something so instantly recognizable? In recent years, art theft has captured
the public imagination more than ever before. According to INTERPOL
records, more than 20,000 stolen works of art are missing—including
Rembrandts, Renoirs, van Goghs, and Picassos. Museum of the Missing
offers an intriguing tour through the underworld of art theft, where the
stakes are high and passions run strong.
Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspective on the
Paradigm Shift (Gail Anderson) Reinventing the Museum gathers 35
seminal articles reflecting over 100 years of dialogue within the musem
community about what it means to be a high-quality, relevant institution.
Important reading for museum professionals, students, and anyone
interested in museums and their development.
Museums: A Place to Work (Jane R. Glaser, Artemis Zenetou) Designed to
aid both the uninitiated and the professional, it is an extremely useful tool
that uniquely projects museum career information in the total context of
what a museum is and does.Museums:A Place to Work covers all the issues
involved in museums: the importance of ethics and professionalism, legal
concerns, the descriptions and requirements of thirty professional positions,
support positions, staff/volunteer relations and training and preparation. Its
most unique feature are interviews with noted museums professionals who
share their views of their museum careers.
in reflects the current, generally understood standards of the museum field.
Issues covered include governance, collections, programs, and
promulgation.
Museums and Community Toolkit (American Association of Museums)
Provides guidelines and forms for holding a meeting with community
members about the civic role and activities of a particular museum. The
seven sections identify the potential of the arts and humanities to illuminate
social experiences, and offer ideas for designing a community dialogue.
Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft (Simon Houpt) What kind of
person would dare to steal a legendary painting—and who would buy
something so instantly recognizable? In recent years, art theft has captured
the public imagination more than ever before. According to INTERPOL
records, more than 20,000 stolen works of art are missing—including
Rembrandts, Renoirs, van Goghs, and Picassos. Museum of the Missing
offers an intriguing tour through the underworld of art theft, where the
stakes are high and passions run strong.
Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspective on the
Paradigm Shift (Gail Anderson) Reinventing the Museum gathers 35
seminal articles reflecting over 100 years of dialogue within the musem
community about what it means to be a high-quality, relevant institution.
Important reading for museum professionals, students, and anyone
interested in museums and their development.
Museums: A Place to Work (Jane R. Glaser, Artemis Zenetou) Designed to
aid both the uninitiated and the professional, it is an extremely useful tool
that uniquely projects museum career information in the total context of
what a museum is and does.Museums:A Place to Work covers all the issues
involved in museums: the importance of ethics and professionalism, legal
concerns, the descriptions and requirements of thirty professional positions,
support positions, staff/volunteer relations and training and preparation. Its
most unique feature are interviews with noted museums professionals who
share their views of their museum careers.
