Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums write by Jane Merritt. This book was released on 2010. Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums describes the care routines that a historic house should practice to protect the site and its collections from damage, wear, deterioration, and catastrophic loss.
Historic House Museums
Historic House Museums - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historic House Museums write by Sherry Butcher-Younghans. This book was released on 1996-02-08. Historic House Museums available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Historic house museums can be found in nearly every city in the United States and Canada. These are the homes of the earliest settlers, statesmen, frontiersmen, great writers, artists, architects, and industrial magnates. These are the places, carefully saved and preserved, that represent a cultural heritage. Despite their popularity, it is not uncommon to find museums that are in poor repair, their collections neglected and their staffs grossly overworked. Many are run by well-meaning and hard-working volunteers who have little or no professional training. Often they survive on shoestring budgets and are able to present only limited programs. Serving both as a hands-on guide and reference, this book examines these problems, offering practical advice and solutions which can be easily implemented. Its useful "lessons" include governance, where to find help, care of collections, conservation, security, and interpretation--all designed to increase the professionalism of the historic house museum.
New Solutions for House Museums
New Solutions for House Museums - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New Solutions for House Museums write by Donna Ann Harris. This book was released on 2020-11-17. New Solutions for House Museums available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This substantially enlarged and expanded second edition of New Solutions for House Museums: Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America’s Historic Houses provides advice for historic site stewards that have concerns about the financial sustainability of their historic house museum and its relevance to its local audience. Seven new case studies have been added for the second edition. The new case studies reinforce the book’s central argument that not every historic house museum, whether founded 100 years ago or last month, can be sustained long-term. Three of the new case studies are from diverse historic sites, showcasing how African American, women, and other minority-focused historic sites are pioneering new ways to commemorate their histories and interpret fascinating stories to visitors, with the end goal of creating financially sustainable historic sites that are relevant to their audience. New interviews have been conducted with the ten existing case studies from the first edition to bring them up to date. The new edition adds two new reuse options to the eight introduced in the first edition. This chapter describes how to identify and implement a reuse decision, costs and advisors needed, and tips on decision making. There is a new chapter-long interview with Tom Mayes, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, on recent legal and ethical issues facing historic sites. Another new chapter provides advice on the essential role of the historic site’s Board of Directors as the decision maker for any reuse exploration. The second edition of New Solutions for House Museums contains a new introduction to the second edition, an updated conclusion, bibliography, and index.
Interpreting Historic House Museums
Interpreting Historic House Museums - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Interpreting Historic House Museums write by Jessica Foy Donnelly. This book was released on 2002. Interpreting Historic House Museums available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Respected museum professionals discuss contemporary issues and successful programs, and offer practical guidelines and information, up-to-date references, and lively illustrations in this wide-ranging volume. Interpreting Historic House Museums captures the big picture and important details. Its scope and accessbility will make it useful and relevant for both students and practicing professionals.
Historical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation
Historical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation write by Sarah Staniforth. This book was released on 2013. Historical Perspectives on Preventive Conservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "[The present volume] provides a selection from more than sixty-five texts tracing the development of this important area of conservation. The texts range chronologically from antiquity to the present day. They cover a wide range of subjects, including philosophies of preventive conservation, early traditions of housekeeping, the museum environment, relative humidity and temperature, pollution, biodeterioration, and light. There is also a generous selection of readings discussing future trends"--P. [4] of cover.
