Introduction to museum work

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burcaw, George Ellis, 1921-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Nashville : American Association for State and Local History, 1983.
Edition:2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Preface to the first edition
  • Museum Defined
  • Beginnings of the Museum
  • Museums Today
  • Museums and Museum Fields
  • Organization and Support
  • Collecting Theory: General and Science Museums
  • Collecting Theory: History Museums
  • Collecting Theory: Art Museums
  • Registration and Cataloguing
  • Care of Collections
  • Security
  • Use of Collections
  • Permanent Exhibits
  • Temporary Exhibits
  • Visitors and Interpretation
  • Education and Activities
  • Museum Architecture
  • Historic Preservation
  • Philosophy and Public Image
  • Practical Matters
  • The Law
  • Trends and Tomorrow.