A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections, Fourth Edition

A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections, Fourth Edition

by Marie C. MalaroIldiko DeAngelis and SI Office of General Counsel
Publication Date: 18/03/2025

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**A new edition of the bible of U.S. collections management—now updated for the 21st-century museum professional or Museum Studies student!


This is the only comprehensive discussion of the legal questions faced by museums as they acquire, use, and refine their collections.**


This fully revised and expanded fourth edition addresses a thorough range of legal developments museums face, including new developments in the digital age and under new repatriation regulations. This approachable, easy-to-follow guide provides:




  • Major updates on deaccessioning and copyright and fair use




  • New chapters on ethical returns and shared stewardship




  • Real-life and hypothetical lawsuit case studies




  • Samples from museum collection policies




  • Templates to help with document writing




  • Suggestions for preventing legal problems




  • Footnotes with more indepth discussion of relevant cases




The book covers a wide range of issues, including nonprofit status, fraud, copyright, loans, documentation, accessioning and deaccessioning, international exhibitions, and cultural heritage concerns. The authorative A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections offers detailed explanations of the law that make it a go-to book for any museum professional.

ISBN:
9781588347947
9781588347947
Category:
Museology & heritage studies
Publication Date:
18-03-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Smithsonian
Available for download after 18/03/2025

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