A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics
Rl
ISBN13:
9781442231634
$51.71
Are your collections up for grabs? Does the spouse of one of your trustees have too much say in development the exhibition schedule? How much is too much public participation? Where s does a curator s authority begin and end? With money increasingly difficult to raise, will museums more likely accede to demands of potential funders even when the demands might compromise the integrity of their presentations? When a museum is struggling with debilitating debt, can it look to the sale of selected items from its collections to bring it to a financially more stable position? When a museum attempts to build its attendance and attract local visitors by crowdsourcing exhibitions, is it undermining its integrity as an authoritative source of information? These and other similar questions become legion, yet they are usually only discussed when they become headlines in newspapers. Museum staff respond to them under pressure, often unable to take the time to sort through the ethical issues involved and understand the implications of their actions. Grounded in a series of case studies, A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics leads the reader through the process of making ethical decisions about dilemmas encountered while working in museums in chapters dealing with .accessibility, disability, and diversity; .collections; .conflict of interest; .governance; .management; .deaccessioning; and .accountability and transparency. Suitable for classroom use as well as a professional reference, here is a comprehensive, practical guide for dealing with ethical issues in museums."
- | Author: Sally Yerkovich
- | Publisher: Rl
- | Publication Date: March 07, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 244 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1442231637
- | ISBN-13: 9781442231634
- Author:
- Sally Yerkovich
- Publisher:
- Rl
- Publication Date:
- March 07, 2016
- Number of pages:
- 244 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1442231637
- ISBN-13:
- 9781442231634