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Hugh H. Genoways is Professor Emeritus and former Director of the University of Nebraska State Museum, former editor of the journals Museum History Journal and Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals . He is the editor with Mary Anne Andrei of Museum Origins: Readings in Early Museum History and Philosophy, editor of Museum Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century (Alta Mira, 2006), and co-author of Museum Administration: An Introduction (Alta Mira, 2004) and Preserving Natural Science Collections: Chronicle of Our Environmental Heritage (National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property, Inc., 1993) . He served as President of the Nebraska Museums Association, 1990-1992.
Lynne M. Ireland is Deputy Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society and immediate Past Chair of the Council of the American Association for State and Local History. She is co-author of Museum Administration: An Introduction (Alta Mira, 2004) and contributor to Zen and the Art of Local History (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014) and Leadership Matters (Alta Mira, 2014). She has served as President and is currently Secretary of the Nebraska Museums Association.
Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko is the President and CEO of the Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine and has worked in museums for over twenty years, serving as a museum leader since 2001. Prior to joining the Abbe in 2009, she was the director of the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum in Crawfordsville, Indiana where she led the organization to the National Medal for Museum Service in 2008. She is co-editor and contributor to the Small Museum Toolkit (AltaMira 2012) and contributor to Zen and the Art of Local History (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014). She is the former treasurer of the American Association of State and Local History and is currently on the board of the American Alliance of Museums.
Preface to the First Edition
Preface
1. Museums and Administration
2. Start Up
3. Strategic Planning
4. Finance
5. Sustainability
6. The Working Museum
7. Ethics and Professional Conduct
8. Legal Issues
9. Facilities Management
10. Marketing and Public Relations
11. Collections Stewardship
12. Interpretation, Exhibits, and Programming
Epilogue
Appendix 1. Exercise: Museum Plan
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors and Reviser
This lively revision of Museum Administration brings it up to date with fresh and relevant examples, expanded explanations of complex operations like strategic planning and financial management, and above all, attention to the changing contexts—cultural, political, and legal—that impact museum operations. Issues like diversity, inclusiveness, and access are threaded throughout the chapters so that readers understand that challenges must be tackled on many fronts. My students—emerging museum professionals—will benefit from this comprehensive introduction, as will all who work in museums, whether board members, volunteers, or seasoned staff.
— Cynthia Robinson, director of Museum Studies Program, Tufts University
This is an impressive revision to Genoways’s and Ireland’s venerable Museum Administration. Ms. Catlin-Legutko’s emphasis on the importance of strategic planning for museums, with carefully-crafted steps for completion, is invaluable, as is the chapter on finance. This book thoughtfully weaves together ethics, best practice, and “how to” recommendations with provocative case studies. Terrific!
— Nancy Bryk, Assistant Professor, Historic Preservation, Eastern Michigan University
Praise for the classic bestseller Museum Administration: An Introduction by Hugh H. Genoways and Lynne M. Ireland:
“This is an excellent resource tool for museum professionals of all geographical backgrounds, areas of expertise and levels of experience. . . . Clear, concise and comprehensive, this book is highly recommended for anyone wishing to begin a museum career or wanting to expand their existing knowledge base.” —Muse
“Though the practices of U.S. institutions are its main focus, this primer provides an initiation into many of the universal mysteries of museum administration—from budgeting to building management—and does it as painlessly as possible.” —Museum Practice Magazine
“Museum Administration makes an excellent text for any museum studies program. . . .Well written and concise in the treatment of each subject area, Museum Administration offers the proverbial twenty pounds of potatoes in a ten pound sack. . . . Keep a copy by your desk, and consider it a trusted colleague you can count on for sage advice anytime.” —The Public Historian
• In addition to being totally reorganized and revised, new technology and addressing challenges of diversity and inclusion are woven throughout this new edition. A whole new chapter on sustainability has been added.
• Over 40 leading museum professionals were interviewed to prepare case studies and guiding questions that will better prepare today’s museum studies student to lead tomorrow’s museum. Those interviewed include:
Tonya Matthews, Michigan Science Center, Detroit, MI; Phyllis Wahahrockhah-Tasi, Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center; Lawton, OK; Jenny Benjamin, Museum of Vision, San Francisco, CA; Jill Rudnitski, Minnesota Historical Society, Minneapolis, MN; and Jim Gardner, National Archives, Washington, DC.
• NEW! Guiding questions for classroom discussion have been added to the end of each chapter.