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Informationen zum Autor Barry Lord and Gail DexterLord 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 Contributors Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 What to Look for in This New Edition Gail and Barry Lord and Lindsay Martin 1.2 Using This Manual 1.3 Dimensions of Sustainability Lindsay Martin 2 Museum Planning 2.1 The Need for Museum Planning Gail and Barry Lord 2.2 Preplanning Gail and Barry Lord 2.3 The Facility Planning Process Lindsay Martin 2.4 The Planning Team Barry Lord and Lindsay Martin PART I PLANNING FOR PEOPLE 3 Museums as Social Institutions 3.1 Institutional Evolution Gail Dexter Lord 3.2 Foundation Statements Gail Dexter Lord 3.3 Museums in Service to Society Gail Dexter Lord 3.4 Planning Goals, Principles, and Assumptions Lindsay Martin 4 Planning the Visitor Experience 4.1 Planning for Community Needs Joy Bailey 4.2 Market Analysis Ted Silberberg 4.3 Exhibitions, Interpretation, and Public Programs Maria Piacente and Barry Lord 4.4 Planning Space for Learning Heather Maximea 4.5 Integrating Social Spaces Amy Kaufman and Chris Lorway 4.6 Planning Amenities for Visitors Lindsay Martin 4.7 Planning for Universal Design and Diversity Craig Thompson and Phillip Thompson PART II PLANNING FOR COLLECTIONS 5 Understanding Collections 5.1 Collection Basics 5.2 The Policy Framework 5.3 The Planning Process for Collections 6 Planning for Display 6.1 Modes of Display Barry Lord 6.2 Long-Term Permanent Collection Display Barry Lord 6.3 Temporary Exhibition Galleries Barry Lord 6.4 Planning for Exhibition and Collections Support Space Heather Maximea 7 Planning for Collections Care 7.1 The Life of Collections and the Cost of Keeping Them Barry Lord 7.2 Planning for Collections Storage Heather Maximea 7.3 Digitization of Collection Records Steven A. LeBlanc 7.4 Planning a Conservation Laboratory Samuel M. Anderson 7.5 Planning for Research Barry Lord 8 Preventive Conservation Steven Weintraub with Lindsay Martin and James Cocks 8.1 Preventive Conservation and the Museum Planning Process 8.2 Categorizing Risk 8.3 Strategies for Mitigation of Catastrophic and Severe Events 8.4 Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Preservation of Collections 8.5 The First Line of Defense: The Passively Buffered Environment 8.6 The Second Line of Defense: The Actively Controlled Environment 8.7 Environmental Monitoring Systems 8.8 Implications for Building Design and Construction PART III PLANNING FOR OPERATIONS 9 The Museum in Action Amy Kaufman 9.1 Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Museum 9.2 Organizing the Action 9.3 Management of Operations 9.4 Everyday Challenges 10 Safety and Security Ronald M. Ronacher Jr. 10.1 Risk Management 10.2 General Security Strategy 10.3 Protecting People 10.4 Protecting...
