Title Details: | |
Managing museums and their collections |
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Authors: |
Tranta, Alexandra Kyriaki-Manessi, Daphne |
Reviewer: |
Georgopoulou, Marian |
Subject: | LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > ECONOMIC SCIENCES > BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS; MARKETING; ACCOUNTING > MUSEOLOGY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > EDUCATION AND EDUCATION SCIENCES > EDUCATION BY FORM > INFORMAL EDUCATION HUMANITIES AND ARTS > EDUCATION AND EDUCATION SCIENCES > EDUCATION BY FORM > NONFORMAL EDUCATION HUMANITIES AND ARTS > EDUCATION AND EDUCATION SCIENCES > EDUCATION BY FORM > OUT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION HUMANITIES AND ARTS > EDUCATION AND EDUCATION SCIENCES > FIELDS OF PEDAGOGY > MUSEUM EDUCATION HUMANITIES AND ARTS > EDUCATION AND EDUCATION SCIENCES > FIELDS OF PEDAGOGY > APPLIED PEDAGOGY LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > ECONOMIC SCIENCES > BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS; MARKETING; ACCOUNTING > INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT |
Keywords: |
Management, museums
Museums, collections Material culture Management, information Museums, history Education, informal Education, museum Museums, objects, collections Museum, profession Museum, exhibition |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
The text provides an overview of the concept of museums and their collections, offering both a theoretical background and examples of good practice. It presents a brief historical development of the course of museums, from nuclei of private collections to spaces of public debate and fields of social cohesion, with special reference to Greece.
The concept of the museum as an idea is examined, how it relates to museology, which studies the theory and practice of the museum, transcribing and interpreting scientific data in a way that is comprehensible to the public, and the dimensions of the museum as a public good.
The concept of museum management as a complex organisation is defined, the different types of museums, the functions and departments of museum organisations, management policies and museum professions are presented.
Collecting policy in the contemporary context of cultural heritage protection is discussed. The collections are considered as the 'heart' of the museum, the paragraph discusses the acquisition of collections, the legal framework and codes of ethics and morals are discussed, and a case study of donation is mentioned as an example of good practice on museum collecting policy and how it 'talks' to the permanent collection of a particular museum.
The approach to object conceptualisation is discussed, and models for object study are discussed. It also considers how we move from the documentation and meaning-making of objects to narrative.
The main axes of organising the museum's collection are presented, in particular the creation of catalogues and registers that include historical and informational documentation of objects using international standards. Special reference is made to the use of controlled standardised vocabularies to convey the meaning of museum objects.
Finally, an overview is given of the development of the educational role of the museum, and how this has been shaped on the basis of relevant educational theories and epistemological data.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Kioseoglou, Nerina |
Graphic Editors: |
Lazaridis, Nikolaos |
Type: |
Undergraduate textbook |
Creation Date: | 04-04-2024 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-618-228-226-7 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-965 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/13017 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Tranta, A., & Kyriaki-Manessi, D. (2024). Managing museums and their collections [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-965 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. Museums and their collections over time 2. The museum as a concept 3. Museum management 4. The museum as an institution of collective memory 5. Objects as documents of museum collections 6. Organising collections 7. Museum education 8. Museum education in practice |
Number of pages |
336 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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