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The sixth edition of Museum Registration Methods is a comprehensive guide to registration and collections management of museum collections, from acquisition, use, and deaccessioning.

This book discusses some of the benefits of working in museums; explains how museums differ according to size, type, and organizational structure; and goes through dozens of museum positions in detail. It is designed to introduce college students, graduate students, and/or young professionals to the museum field.

This authoritative guide from the American Alliance of Museums and overseen by a blue-ribbon Editorial Advisory Board is intended for museums and donors alike, on the donation process, current standards and best practices, ethical and legal issues, and IRS updates and valuation considerations.

This authoritative guide from the American Alliance of Museums and overseen by a blue-ribbon Editorial Advisory Board is intended for museums and donors alike, on the donation process, current standards and best practices, ethical and legal issues, and IRS updates and valuation considerations.

This book explores innovative museum programs across diverse sites. The chapters highlight how museum programming, object-based learning, and site-specific education can impact learning. It is aimed at educators, programing developers, university students, and teachers to illustrate the innovative and engaging programing anyone can do.

This book explores innovative museum programs across diverse sites. The chapters highlight how museum programming, object-based learning, and site-specific education can impact learning. It is aimed at educators, programing developers, university students, and teachers to illustrate the innovative and engaging programing anyone can do.

Organizing a traveling exhibition for the first time or the tenth time? This second edition of On the Road Again covers all you need to know about touring an exhibition to multiple venues. Appropriate for staff at all types of museums, particularly those at small and midsize institutions, this title is a must for every museum bookshelf.

The Civic Mission of Museums, explores the way in which museums can leverage their collections and their connections within and beyond their communities to serve democracy as a whole.

In this book, Michael Murawski explores the work of museums as agents of change through inspiring case studies as well as his own honest, personal experiences as a museum educator, offering effective strategies for museums to enact change in their communities and, most importantly, convert talk into action

This book brings the reader up to date on the stories behind the people and events that have transformed America's museums from their beginnings into today's vibrant cultural institutions. Updates include color timelines, material on digital curation, emergent exhibitions about civil rights, immersive museum environments, and more.