There is a common misconception that collections management in museums is a set of rote procedures or technical practices that follow universal standards of bes

MUSEUM PR ACTICE Edited by CONAL MCCARTHY Museum Practice covers the professional work carried out in museums and art galleries of all types, including the core

An invaluable and practical introduction bringing together leading recent papers emphasising some of the major issues affecting collections management.

The first history of the deaccession of objects from museum collections that defends deaccession as an essential component of museum practice. Museums often sti