Museums 101
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B010AC125O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 578 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book's five sections are particularly logical and well organized. An additional feature of this volume is access to a companion website with additional resources on the subject. (Van A. Rather than a reference work per se, this book is more suitable for circulating collections, and it will appeal for museum-studies students and anyone considering a career in the field. Walhimer, founder of Museum Planning LLC and host of the blog Museum Planner, has assembled a fine how-to guide for creating and organizing all va
"The Best Guide for Museums" according to Thomas D. Mackie. After over The Best Guide for Museums After over 30 years in museums and often teaching on museums we finally have a readable yet complete text for students. Mark Walhimer covers all the essential themes for beginners in museum studies within a series of short and very readable chapters. Added materials and handouts are included for student use which helps students get connected to the profession. I appreciated the emphasis on mission and ethics expected from practitioners. I will use it for my n. 0 years in museums and often teaching on museums we finally have a readable yet complete text for students. Mark Walhimer covers all the essential themes for beginners in museum studies within a series of short and very readable chapters. Added materials and handouts are included for student use which helps students get connected to the profession. I appreciated the emphasis on mission and ethics expected from practitioners. I will use it for my n. So-oo glad I bought it! Amazon Customer I really love this book, and appreciate the depth of knowledge that the author Mark Walhimer put into it. Mr. Walhimer clearly is a devotee of the world of museums, putting in lots of website addresses and names of institutions with locations. The book is laid out very well by chapter and subject headings. It carefully covers important details. As I read the book, I felt as though the author was sitting nearby speaking to me because it's written in layman's e. "Great Book" according to J. E. Hall. Well done, now - how to get the people who really need to read this to read it?!?!? The "Web portal" that the author hosts as a companion to this book is a fantastic interactive and constantly updated/changing, very progressive!
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. 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 as
Godfrey, C.P.A., Allison & Godfrey, Certified Public Accountants,Norwalk, Connecticut, United States of America• Van A. Museums 101 Advisory Board• Jim DeMersman, Executive Director, Museum on Main, Pleasanton, California,United States of America• David L. In addition to the printed book, Museums 101 also features a companion website exclusively for readers of the book. 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. 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:• Essen