Product Description:  This special anniversary collection, published on the occasion of AAM’s centennial, features cartoons from The New Yorker from 1930 to 2005. The selections enclosed depict the silent humors of the museum experience, the funny ways in which we use museums as a space to interact and react...read more

Product Description: Provenance research is an international discipline, just as the art and cultural property it traces are international in origin and influence. At AAM's 2004 International Provenance Research Colloquium, specialists from North America met with colleagues from western and central Europe to exchange information on the general topic of provenance research, with an emphasis on World War II provenance issues...read more

Product Description: Harold and Susan Skramstad, two of the field's most highly regarded experts in museum management, outline the tools you and your board need to handle the challenges facing museums today. A Handbook for Museum Trustees was written to help museum trustees better understand the "why" and the "how" of trusteeship, giving board members and museum directors a thorough understanding of their critical and non-negotiable duties...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This guide introduces the legal regimes of copyright and trademark in a museum context and offers museums a series of best practices for identifying and administering intellectual property. Topics discussed include copyright law, trademark law, the World Wide Web, and licensing...read more

Product Description: A report on the first Americas conference held in San Jose, Costa Rica, in April 1998. The report summarizes the discussions on the role of the museum within the community as it relates to education, cultural heritage, technology, emergency preparedness, and cultural tourism...read more

Product Description: A well-crafted mission statement represents the unique aspects of a museum and its community and prepares the museum to undertake known and as yet unknown challenges without compromise. Twenty top museum professionals share their memorable experiences and bring to life the principles and techniques for attaining a mission statement that inspires and energizes...read more

Product Description: As an extension of Museums in the Life of a City, this report has a broadened, global perspective applicable for any institution. We recommend the purchase of both items for a complete package.

Product Description: A manual for museum professionals and designers to help them better understand the requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It details ADA requirements and provides recommendations for voluntary compliance with the law, to ensure that museums communicate effectively with all visitors...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The "bible of museum registrars," updated for the 21st century, with more than 50 all-new chapters covering the complete registration procedure, proper care and storage of objects, collections management, documentation, computerization of records, shipping and handling, insurance, security, ethics and legal issues, and much more...read more

Product Description: Experts discuss the philosophy, use, and misuse of media - the confluence of words, images and sounds primarily through film, video and interactive computer technology - both from within the museum professional's perspective and from the media producer's viewpoint...read more