Museum and Historic Site Management - (American Association for State and Local History) by Samantha Chmelik (Paperback)

About the Book

Museum and Historic Site Management utilizes the classic business case study approach to help museum and public history professionals think through different scenarios and understand/anticipate different points of view in resolving issues. The thirty case study topics include ...

Book Synopsis

Museum and Historic Site Management utilizes the classic business case study approach to help museum and public history professionals think through different scenarios and understand/anticipate different points of view in resolving issues. The thirty case study topics include board management, fundraising, personnel planning, technology, and financial planning.

Review Quotes

This book will be a useful reference or text for those committed to teaching through case studies. The cases are concisely written, yet they include dialogue and are rich in detail. Since they illustrate a broad range of museum management problems, the book is most useful as an undergraduate text or in an introductory course. The usefulness of the cases will be enhanced through class discussion and pedagogies that encourage development of Canadian examples or adaptation to the Canadian context. The book will be useful as a teaching text and of interest to museum educators.

This is a most welcome and long-needed book. Museum professionals and public history educators will greatly benefit from Chmelik's imaginative and useful case studies. It belongs on every museum studies required reading list. One can only hope that this is the first of a series of volumes bringing the case study approach to public history education.

About the Author

Samantha Chmelik, principal of Preston Argus, uses her expertise in project management and her background in strategic planning & competitive benchmarking to help cultural and historical organizations implement their missions. She has worked and volunteered at libraries, museums, and non-profit organizations for two decades.