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Informationen zum Autor Mark Walhimer's company, Museum Planning, LLC, specializes in the planning, design, and management of interactive educational experiences. Walhimer started his firm in 1999 to assist startup and expanding museums with exhibition design, art handling, project management, fabrication, and installation. He has completed more than 40 projects worldwide for an international clientele that includes science centers, art museums, history museums, libraries, and corporations. Projects include "Alcatraz: Life on the Rock," a traveling exhibition that opened on Ellis Island in October 2011 and the Trans Studio Science Center opened summer 2012 in Bandung, Indonesia. Prior to starting his company, Walhimer held positions at Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California; the Children's Museum ofIndianapolis; and Liberty Science Center. Walhimer has a bachelor's degree in studio art from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and a master's degree in industrial design and exhibition design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Klappentext Wish you were able to have one of the world's leading museum consultants spend a couple of days with you, talking you through how to start a museum, how museums work, how to set up an exhibit, and more? If so, Museums 101 is the answer to your wishes. Zusammenfassung Wish you were able to have one of the world’s leading museum consultants spend a couple of days with you, talking you through how to start a museum, how museums work, how to set up an exhibit, and more? If so, Museums 101 is the answer to your wishes. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsPrefaceForewordPART I: ESSENTIAL MUSEUM BACKGROUNDChapter 1: Defining a MuseumChapter 2: A Quick History of MuseumsPART II: CREATING AN INTEGRATED MUSEUMChapter 3: The Integrated MuseumChapter 4: Starting a MuseumChapter 5: Museum GovernanceChapter 6: Museum Feasibility StudiesChapter 7: Museum Planning StrategiesPART III: EXHIBITIONSChapter 8: CollectionsChapter 9: The Museum BuildingChapter 10: Museum Exhibition Development/CurationChapter 11: Exhibition Design and FabricationChapter 12: Museum Programming: EducationPART IV: BEHIND THE SCENESChapter 13: Museum FinancesChapter 14: Museum FundraisingChapter 15: Museum MarketingChapter 16: Museum Project ManagementChapter 17: Museum EvaluationChapter 18: Museum OperationsChapter 19: Museum AccessibilityChapter 20: Museum ResearchChapter 21: Collections CareChapter 22: The Museum of the FutureChapter 23: Putting Your Museum OnlineChapter 24: Working in MuseumsPART V: THE MUSEUM TOOLBOXAmerican Alliance of Museums: Code of Ethics for MuseumsSample BylawsAmerican Alliance of Museums: Developing a Mission StatementSample Museum ConstitutionSample Museum Feasibility TemplateSample Board Member ResponsibilitiesSample Policy for Donations of ObjectsSample Donor QuestionnaireSample Museum Exhibit Sponsorship AgreementTiming and Tracking StudyVisitor Exit InterviewMuseum Job DescriptionsSample Museum Director Job DescriptionObject Cataloging RecordMuseum Exhibition Design ProcessResourcesBibliographyIndex...
