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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Museums 101ISBN13:9781442230187ISBN10:1442230185Author:Walhimer, Mark (Author)Description:Looking For An A-Z, One-Stop, Comprehensive Book On Museums? 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 In One Short Volume, Mark Walhimer Covers: – Essential Background, Such As What Is A Museum, A Quick History Of Museums, And 10 Steps To Starting A Museum – Operational Basics, Such As Branding, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Governance, Accessibility, And Day-To-Day Operations – What Goes On Behind The Scenes In A Museum, Ranging From Finances To Fundraising To Art Handling, Exhibit Management, And Research – The Visitor Experience, Planning A Museum, Designing Exhibits For Visitors, Programming, And Exhibit Evaluation Features That Even The Most Experienced Museum Professionals Will Find Useful Include A Community Outreach Checklist, A Fundraising Checklist, A Questionnaire For People Considering Starting A New Museum, And An Exhaustive, Well-Organized List Of Online Resources For Museum Operations The Book’s Contents Were Overseen By A Six-Member International Advisory Board Valuable Appendixes You’ll Use Every Day Include A Museum Toolbox Full Of Useful Forms, Checklists, And Worksheets, And A Glossary Of Essential Museum-Related Terms In Addition To The Printed Book, Museums 101 Also Features A Companion Website Exclusively For Readers Of The Book The Website– Museums101–Features: – Links To Essential Online Resources In The Museum World, – Downloadable Sample Documents, – A Glossary, – A Bibliography Of Sources For Further Reading, And – Photographs Of More Than 75 Museums Of All Types Museums 101 Advisory Board – Jim Demersman, Executive Director, Museum On Main, Pleasanton, California, United States Of America – David L Godfrey, C P A , Allison & Godfrey, Certified Public Accountants, Norwalk, Connecticut, United States Of America – Van A Romans, President, Fort Worth Museum Of Science And History, Fort Worth, Texas, And Board Of Trustees, American Alliance Of Museums, United States Of America – Sergey Solovyev, Ph D , Department Of Greek & Roman Antiquities, The State Hermitage Museum, Russia – Alison Spence, Exhibitions And Loans Registrar, National Museum Of Australia, Canberra Act, Australia – Audrey Vermette, Director Of Programs And Public Affairs, Canadian Museums Association, Ontario, Canada Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELDPublication Date:2015-05-28Weight:0.8 lbsDimensions:0.7” H x 9” L x 6.1” WNumber of Pages:254Language:English