Synopses & Reviews
Every museum should have a clear vision of what it aspires to be, but it may never reach its goal if it can't shape and develop its collections as a whole. This AAM guide will help your museum create a collections plan, the first step to gaining intellectual control over the collections and ensuring that you have the appropriate staff and resources for collections care. The authors discuss building an intellectual framework, writing the plan itself, the planning process, and the challenges of museum politics. Also features excerpts from sample collections plans, a glossary, and other resources.
About the Author
Elizabeth E. Merritt is founding director of the Center for the Future of Museums at the American Alliance of Museums, Washington, DC.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Collections Stewardship and Collections Planning
Building the Intellectual Framework
Writing the Collections Plan
The Planning Process
Museum Politics
The Authors
Appendices
Index