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  • 1.  Collection Management Policy Revisions

    Posted 12-29-2023 04:48 PM

    Hi all! I am wondering if you all have resources for best practices when revising a collection management policy.

    Thank you in advance for your help!



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    Nia Oke-Famakinde
    Collections and Exhibitions Intern
    Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
    Chicago IL
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  • 2.  RE: Collection Management Policy Revisions

    Posted 01-01-2024 12:40 PM
    Nia,

    The best book on the subject is Things Great and Small: Collections
    Management Policies, Second Edition by John E. Simmons. The third
    edition of the book is scheduled to be released in April. John did a
    webinar for Museum Study on Introduction to Collection Management
    Policies last May which can be seen on our YouTube Channel
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDd6iTTA0Tc&t=14s

    John will also be leading his 4 week online course Policies for Managing
    Collections in July 2024
    https://www.museumstudy.com/policies-for-managing-collections

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    Brad Bredehoft (he/him/his)
    CEO
    Museum Study, LLC
    www.MuseumStudy.com


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  • 3.  RE: Collection Management Policy Revisions

    Posted 01-02-2024 08:29 AM

    AASLH offers a two-part course that helps you create or overhaul your CMP. CM100 covers Collection Development (scope of collection, accession, deaccession etc.) CM200 covers Stewardship and Public Access.  https://aaslh.org/professional-development/online-courses/



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    Erin Richardson PhD
    Founder and Principal
    Frank & Glory
    Cooperstown NY
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  • 4.  RE: Collection Management Policy Revisions

    Posted 01-02-2024 11:52 AM

    A standard resource regarding what should be included in a Collections Management Policy is A Legal Primer On Managing Museum Collections by Malaro and DeAngelis.

     

    Ellen E. Endslow

    Director of Collections/Curator

    Chester County History Center

    225 N. High Street

    West Chester, PA  19380

    610-692-4066 x257

     

     




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  • 5.  RE: Collection Management Policy Revisions

    Posted 01-02-2024 04:22 PM
    Hi Nia,

    We were lucky enough to have Matthew Clouse, Registrar at the University of California Riverside, California Museum of Photography/Culver Center for the Arts, contribute an article about CMPs on our Artwork Archive blog. Hopefully it can be of help: https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/3-things-you-don-t-need-in-your-collection-management-policy

    Cheers,
    Elysian

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    Head of Partnerships
    Artwork Archive

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