A practical guide to museum ethics /

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 us...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yerkovich, Sally (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Subjects:	Museums > Moral and ethical aspects > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Museums > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies. Museum curators > Professional ethics > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Museum directors > Professional ethics > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Museums > Employees > Professional ethics > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Museums > Standards > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Professional ethics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Table of Contents:

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.