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Informationen zum Autor Barry Lord and Gail Dexter Lord are the founders and presidents of Lord Cultural Resources, an international cultural planning firm. Lindsay Martin is a senior consultant at Lord Cultural Resources. Klappentext The Manual of Museum Planning has become the definitive text for museum professionals and others who are concerned with the planning, renovation, or expansion of a public gallery or museum. This third edition features new sections on operations and implementation as well as revised sections on planning for visitors, collections, and the building itself. Zusammenfassung The Manual of Museum Planning has become the definitive text for museum professionals and others who are concerned with the planning! renovation! or expansion of a public gallery or museum. This third edition features new sections on operations and implementation as well as revised sections on planning for visitors! collections! and the building itself. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments List of ContributorsPreface 1 Introduction1.1 What to Look for in This New EditionGail and Barry Lord and Lindsay Martin1.2 Using This Manual1.3 Dimensions of SustainabilityLindsay Martin 2 Museum Planning2.1 The Need for Museum PlanningGail and Barry Lord2.2 PreplanningGail and Barry Lord2.3 The Facility Planning ProcessLindsay Martin2.4 The Planning TeamBarry Lord and Lindsay Martin PART I PLANNING FOR PEOPLE3 Museums as Social Institutions3.1 Institutional Evolution Gail Dexter Lord3.2 Foundation StatementsGail Dexter Lord3.3 Museums in Service to SocietyGail Dexter Lord3.4 Planning Goals, Principles, and AssumptionsLindsay Martin 4 Planning the Visitor Experience4.1 Planning for Community NeedsJoy Bailey4.2 Market AnalysisTed Silberberg4.3 Exhibitions, Interpretation, and Public ProgramsMaria Piacente and Barry Lord4.4 Planning Space for LearningHeather Maximea4.5 Integrating Social SpacesAmy Kaufman and Chris Lorway4.6 Planning Amenities for VisitorsLindsay Martin4.7 Planning for Universal Design and DiversityCraig Thompson and Phillip Thompson PART II PLANNING FOR COLLECTIONS5 Understanding Collections5.1 Collection Basics5.2 The Policy Framework5.3 The Planning Process for Collections 6 Planning for Display6.1 Modes of DisplayBarry Lord6.2 Long-Term Permanent Collection DisplayBarry Lord6.3 Temporary Exhibition GalleriesBarry Lord6.4 Planning for Exhibition and Collections Support SpaceHeather Maximea 7 Planning for Collections Care7.1 The Life of Collections and the Cost of Keeping ThemBarry Lord7.2 Planning for Collections StorageHeather Maximea7.3 Digitization of Collection RecordsSteven A. LeBlanc7.4 Planning a Conservation LaboratorySamuel M. Anderson7.5 Planning for Research Barry Lord 8 Preventive ConservationSteven Weintraub with Lindsay Martin and James Cocks8.1 Preventive Conservation and the Museum Planning Process8.2 Categorizing Risk8.3 Strategies for Mitigation of Catastrophic and Severe Events8.4 Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Preservation of Collections8.5 The First Line of Defense: The Passively Buffered Environment8.6 The Second Line of Defense: The Actively Controlled Environment8.7 Environmental Monitoring Systems8.8 Implications for Building Design and Construction PART III PLANNING FOR OPERATIONS9 The Museum in ActionAmy Kaufman9.1 Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Museum9.2 Organizing the Action9.3 Management of Operations9.4 Everyday Challenges 10 Safety and SecurityRonald M. Ronacher Jr. 10.1 Risk Management10.2 General Security Strategy10.3 Protecting People10.4 Protecting Collections10.5 Protecting Buildings10.6 Continuous Evaluation and Improvement10.7 Security Advice 11 Service and SupportVincent D. Magorrian and Lindsay Martin11.1 Facility Management11.2 Support Spaces for Exhibitions, Programs, and Events11.3 Deliveries, Supplies, and Garb...
