The recent data collected by Reach Advisors in the Connecticut Cultural Consumers Study initiated by the CHC and Connecticut Landmarks confirmed what I had always suspected about visitors and historic sites: people want to play house.Visitors want to get closer to the objects, they want to sit in the chairs, dine at the dinner table and attend parties. Children and adults alike want to dress up and experience the house as it once was.Think...
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The Museum Forms Book, edited by Kenneth D. Perry, comes under the category of "why re-invent the wheel?" First published in 1980, and now in its 3rd printing, the book is a compendium of all types of forms collected from museums in this country and as far flung as Great Britain and New Zealand. The Museum Forms Book includes sections on collections management, development, education, exhibitions, maintenance and security, and rights and reproductions.In most...
Is your museum ready if disaster strikes? Do you know what to do if your library's books become soaked after a burst pipe? What about if a mold outbreak happens in your collection storage area?dPlan is a FREE online tool that will help you and your institution simplify the process of writing a disaster plan. Enter information about your institution using the comprehensive fill-in-the-blank template and dPlan will guide you through the steps necessary for...
The HRC thanks Linda Hocking, Curator of Library and Archives at the Litchfield Historical Society in Litchfield, CT, for volunteering to be a guest author for the following entry and for sharing her insight and experience with our readers. The Basics of Archives Continuing Education Program (BACE) provides participants with a great overview of the theory and practice behind the archives profession. Developed as a joint project between the American Association for State and Local...
The HRC thanks Julie Frey, Curator of Collections at the Litchfield Historical Society in Litchfield, CT, for volunteering to be a guest author for the following entry and for sharing her insight and experience with our readers.Are you struggling to manage your museum's collection?Are you unsure what records are important to properly document a new donation?Are you stuck with an antiquated cataloging or numbering system?Are there resources available that can help you?Absolutely! Managing museum collections...
