Manual of Museum ExhibitionsBarry Lord, Maria Piacente All museum activities converge in the public forum of the exhibition – regardless of whether the exhibit is held in the physical museum or is on the Web. Since the first edition of this book in 2002, there has been a world-wide explosion of new galleries and exhibition halls, and new ideas about how exhibitions should look and communicate. The definition of what an exhibition is has changed as exhibitions can now be virtual; non-traditional migratory and pop-up spaces play host to temporary displays; social media has created amazing opportunities for participatory engagement and shifted authority away from experts to the public; and as time-constrained audiences demand more dynamic, interactive, and mobile applications, museum leadership, managers, staff, and designers are rising to these challenges in innovative ways. Drawing on years of experience and top-flight expertise, Barry Lord and Maria Piacente detail the exhibition process in a straightforward way that can be easily adapted by institutions of any size. They explore the exhibition development process in greater detail, providing the technical and practical methodologies museum professionals need today. They’ve added new features and expanded chapters on project management, financial planning and interactive multimedia while retaining the essential content related to interpretive planning, curatorship, and roles and responsibilities. This second edition of the standby Manual of Museum Exhibitions is arranged in four parts:
Over 130 figures and photographs illustrate every step of the exhibit process. No museum can be without this critical, detailed guide to an essential function. |
Contents
The Exhibition Planning Process | 1 |
Part 1 Why? | 5 |
Chapter 2 The Purpose of Museum Exhibitions | 7 |
Chapter 3 Where Do Exhibition Ideas Come From? | 23 |
Chapter 4 Measuring Success | 27 |
Part 2 Where? | 55 |
Chapter 5 Exhibition Facilities | 57 |
Chapter 6 A World of Exhibition Spaces | 99 |
Part 4 How? | 231 |
Chapter 14 Who Is Involved in the Exhibition Process? | 233 |
Chapter 15 Preparing the Exhibition Brief | 241 |
Chapter 16 Interpretive Planning | 251 |
Chapter 17 Curatorship and Content Development | 269 |
Chapter 18 Design | 293 |
Chapter 19 Multimedia | 339 |
Chapter 20 Fabrication and Installation | 359 |
Part 3 What? | 119 |
Chapter 7 Permanent Collection Displays | 121 |
Chapter 8 Exhibitions Not Based on Collections | 133 |
Chapter 9 Virtual Experiences | 147 |
Chapter 10 Participatory Exhibitions | 165 |
Chapter 11 Temporary Exhibitions | 197 |
Chapter 12 Traveling Exhibitions | 207 |
Chapter 13 Exhibition Retail | 217 |
Chapter 21 Financial Planning | 373 |
Chapter 22 Effective Exhibition Project Management | 379 |
Making Meaning through Museum Exhibitions | 393 |
Glossary | 395 |
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List of Contributors | 435 |
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