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A practical guide to museum ethics

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A practical guide to museum ethics / Sally Yerkovich
Author:	Yerkovich, Sally
Description:	1 online resource
基督教聖經之智慧書導讀 :	"With money increasingly difficult to raise, is a museum more likely to accede to potential funders' demands even when those demands might compromise the museum's integrity? When a museum is struggling with debilitating debt, should the sale of selected items from its collections and the use of the resulting proceeds bring the museum into a more stable financial position? When a museum attempts to build its attendance and attract local visitors by crowdsourcing exhibitions, is it undermining its integrity? Ethical questions about museum activities are legion, yet they are usually only discussed when they become headlines in newspapers. Museum staff respond to such problems under pressure, often unable to take the time required to think through the sensitive and complex issues involved. Grounded in a series of case studies,
Subject:	Professional ethics -
Online resource:	http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ROWMANB0015380.html
ISBN:	9781442231641

A practical guide to museum ethics
Yerkovich, Sally

A practical guide to museum ethics [electronic resource] /Sally Yerkovich - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction and framework for approaching ethical problems -- Mission, principles and ethics -- Distinguishing ethical issues from operational and management problems -- The ethics of museum governance and leadership -- The ethics of acquiring and managing collections -- The ethics of caring for and conserving collections -- Ethical dilemmas of deaccessioning -- Ethical problems related to fundraising and other income producing activities -- Controversy and censorship -- Restitution, repatriation or retention? : the ethics of cultural heritage -- Museum visitors : ethical issues concerning diversity and access -- Appendix 1: American Alliance of Museums: Code of ethics for museums -- Appendix 2: International Council of Museums: ICOM code of ethics for museums -- Appendix 3: American Association of State and Local history: Statement of professional standards and ethics -- Appendix 4: Association of Art Museum Directors: Professional practices in art museums

"With money increasingly difficult to raise, is a museum more likely to accede to potential funders' demands even when those demands might compromise the museum's integrity? When a museum is struggling with debilitating debt, should the sale of selected items from its collections and the use of the resulting proceeds bring the museum into a more stable financial position? When a museum attempts to build its attendance and attract local visitors by crowdsourcing exhibitions, is it undermining its integrity? Ethical questions about museum activities are legion, yet they are usually only discussed when they become headlines in newspapers. Museum staff respond to such problems under pressure, often unable to take the time required to think through the sensitive and complex issues involved. Grounded in a series of case studies,

ISBN: 9781442231641

LCCN: 2016005674Subjects--Topical Terms:

224022
Professional ethics
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

382946
Electronic books

LC Class. No.: AM7

Dewey Class. No.: 174/.9069

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