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by Timothy Ambrose (Author) "Millions upon millions of people visit museums every year in countries throughout the world, and the number of museums increases day-by-day..." (more)
Key Phrases: remedial conservation, professional museum workers, museum manager, Design Brief, Safety Representative, Museum Basics (more...)
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'Museum Basics is an invaluable resource for all museums.' - Aidan Walsh, Yearbook of the International Association of Transport

'If you want an introduction to virtually any museums topic, begin with this book. It does in fact contain the museum basics.' - Tom Sharpe, The Geological Curator

'The book is valuable ready reference which pinpoints the basic principles underlying museum work ... without doubt every museum should have at least one copy of Museum Basics.' - Helen Tyzack, Regional Galleries Association of Queensland News

Museum Basics is an invaluable resource for all museums. - Aidan Walsh, Yearbook of the International Association of Transport

If you want an introduction to virtually any museums topic, begin with this book. It does in fact contain the museum basics. - Tom Sharpe, The Geological Curator

The book is valuable ready reference which pinpoints the basic principles underlying museum work ... without doubt every museum should have at least one copy of Museum Basics. - Helen Tyzack, Regional Galleries Association of Queensland News

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Drawing from a wide range of experience, the authors propose the simple ideas which should underpin all professional museum training courses. Organized on a modular basis, Museum Basics provides a basic guide to `best practice' in every aspect of museum work, from museum organization, through collections management and conservation, to marketing and security. It is designed for training courses, to be supplemented by case studies, project work and group discussion.

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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (April 19, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0415057701
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415057707
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #882,347 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!, November 23, 2002
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Museum Basics is an amazing resource for anyone studying museology, conservation and preservation! Great perspective on european museology!
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