Why Not to Run Your Museum More Like a Business

AvJohn Wetenhall

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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This book is a call for confidence in the core values of museums, the transformative power of museum professionals, and the potential of museums to impact the way we perceive our world. Mission matters more than you realize and can generate efficiencies beyond the monetized measures of a spreadsheet. The book is organized into five parts:· "The Business of Museums" challenges common assumptions that museums can be measured in monetary terms and that their ever-expanding board rooms should be governed by those who donate the largest sums.· "Objects in Our Care" questions the one-way flow of acquisitions into collections, the dubious value of more, more, more, and the increasingly challenged ethics surrounding deaccessioning. · "In Lieu of the Common Wisdom" examines a range of museum practices—stores, restaurants, and galas; rental policies and staff compensation; and the benefits of working in museums—by envisioning how they might change if we truly valued mission more than money. Simple questions lead to surprising recommendations. · "From Town & Gown to Gown, then Town" is specifically for academic museums posited on the notion that a commitment to object-based learning can produce special benefits beyond the capacity of most public museums.· "Impossible Job" concludes the book with reflections on museum leadership and the immense promise of museums to change people’s lives.

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Utgivningsdatum:2027-04-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:266 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Alliance of Museums
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9798216388388

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John Wetenhall has directed museums for 30 years, overseeing capital campaigns, new buildings and expansions, historical restorations, and two museum mergers with major universities. He has built collections and curated exhibitions as well as overseen the design of a sculpture garden and creation of a woodland sculpture trail. His longest tenures were director of the Ringling Museum of Art and, since 2013, founding director of The George Washington University Museum, where he also teaches museum studies. Wetenhall has served on the AAM and ICOM-US boards for the past decade and has served as chairperson of AAMG's Professional Practices Committee since 2017.

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IntroductionPart I. The Business of MuseumsWhy Not to Run Your Museum More Like a Business Playground for the 1% A Sad Day in the Life of a Museum Charging for CharityPart II. The Objects In Our CareThe Conundrum of Collections De-Monetizing the Museum Collection A Modest Proposal for Museum Collections: Apply the Principle of Direct Costs to Deaccessioning Memo to University Leadership: Why “Monetizing” the Museum Collection is a Truly Bad IdeaPart III. In Lieu of the Common WisdomMoney or Mission?: A Different Approach to Ancillary Auxiliaries Counter Intuitions for Museum Compensation Be Our Guest! ‘Til Death Do Us Part…': Prenuptials for a Museum Merger A Beneficial Benefit: Universal Museum Access for All Museum WorkersPart IV. From Town & Gown to Gown, Then TownWhy We Matter: An Advocacy of Academic Museums The Global Reach of Campus Museums Sustainability through Student EngagementPart V. Impossible JobImpossible Job: The Changing Role of the Museum Director The Agents of Change You Seldom Notice Illusions of Advocacy: Why the Case for Museums Is Normally Not Enough