Museum Collections Management

This landmark publication is the first to draw together all aspects of museum collections management in one handbook. It is designed for anyone with responsibility for a cultural collection and covers everything a collections manager needs to know. It describes professional practice in managing cultural objects and works of art, whatever the size and nature of the collection.

Museum Collections Management includes essential information on:
- Legal aspects of collections
- Ethical issues such as due diligence and immunity from seizure
- Up to date concerns such as sustainability, crossing borders and financial constraints
- Loans, acquisitions, inventory and movement

The book describes all collections management procedures in a simple step-by-step process and is clear and easy to use with all procedures based on international museum practice. Examples of real forms, policies and documents drawn from major museums are included throughout the text and act as guides for any transaction.

PART 1: COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT: OVERVIEW AND PRINCIPLES
1. What is collections management?
2. Legal requirements
3. Ethical considerations
4. Practical aspects

PART 2: COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT: PROCESSES
5. Documentation
6. Movement
7. Storage
8. Acquisitions
9. Loans
10. Exhibitions and displays
11. Access

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