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Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.. 8vo. 237 pp. Very Good. Soft Cover. Illustrated stiff paper wraps. Vertical crease along right edge of front wrap, else fine. Pages fine. Charts and graphs.ISBN: 9781442230187.Looking for an A-Z, one-stop, comprehensive book on museums? Wish you were able to have one of the nation's leading museum consultants spend a couple of days with you, talking you through how to start a museum, how museums work, how to set up an exhibit, and more? If so, Museums 101 is the answer to your wishes.Contents: Foreword --Part I: Essential background --Defining a museum --A quick history of museums --Part II: Creating an integrated museum --The integrated museum --Starting a museum --Museum governance --Museum feasibility studies --Museum planning strategies --Part III: Exhibitions --Collections --The museum building --Museum exhibition development/curation --Exhibition design & fabrication --Museum programming: education --Part IV: Behind the scenes --…
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