Caring for our culture : National guidelines for museums, galleries and keeping places
Publication details: [Fitzroy (Austràlia)] : Museums Australia Inc., 1998Description: 54 fSummary: The comments and questions are framed around a number of headings. Not every question will be relevant to every museum. But we hope they will help you review your museum and assess how it is working. Some questions are wide ranging and should stimulate discussion and encourage you to explore new ideas and opportunities. Please note that we will be reviewing the questions over the next three years. If you would like to make comments on any aspect of the guidelines, we would appreciate it if you could let us know by responding on the 'Feedback' page and returning it to your State Branch. There are two main parts to the guidelines: Part One: Planning and Purpose. A series of comments and questions framed to help museums explore their direction and plans for the future (a sort of strategic plan); and Part Two: Operational Guidelines. A set of 'technical' guidelines which set out minimum standards and which are for self-evaluation by the museum in relation to its own stated objectives. The questions and guidelines form a summary of the core responsibilities of museums. Meeting these standards is a way of affirming our belief in museums and their value. The range of questions in these guidelines show the tremendous responsibilities and expectations of museums. We recognise that funding and resources for museums have not kept pace with these ever-enlarging obligations. So it is important not to see these questions as a pass or fail test. We hope they will help museums to recognise their achievements, to review their work and to set new directions for the future. (Font: Introducció)| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC | PM32 Car 98 | 1 | Available | 1900065676 |
Foreword -- Introduction -- Part one. Planning and purpose: 1. Understanding your museum ; 2. Collections ; 3. Managing change ; 4. Visitors ; 5. Friends and networks : 6. Community diversity ; 7. What next? -- Operational guidelines: Name of museum ; 1. Planning and purpose ; 2. Managing collections ; 3. Preserving the collections ; 4. Explaining and communicating ; 5. Managing people ; 6. Promoting your museum ; 7. Managing money ; 8. Researching collections ; 9. Providing a safe environment ; 10. Caring for heritage buildings -- Glossary -- Furter reading -- Feedback section.
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