Administration and Operationsin Tribal Museums
TMSD 362 - 5 credits
Instructor: Marilyn G. Jones
Address: PO Box 641 Suquamish WA 98392-0641
Contact: (360) 689 – 7215 Cell (360) 598 – 5494 Office Fax
Email:
Office hours: By appointment only(360) 394-8495 Office number
Suquamish Museum PO Box 498 Suquamish WA 98392-0498
15838 Sandy Hook Road Poulsbo WA 98370 (Street Address)
Course Description
Designed to acquaint students with the significant features of tribal museum administration. Professional museum best practices will be presented for each aspect of museum administration in the context of tribal museum operations.
Course Prerequisites:
ENGL 101 or permission of instructor.
Course Outcomes:
As a result of competing this course, students will be able to … / Instructional Activities: How will students master this outcome? / Assessment/Evaluation Strategies: How will this outcome be measured?effectively communicate in diverse situations, from receiving to expressing information, both verbally and non-verbally (NWIC Insitutional Outcome) /
Written assignments, exams
/Grades will be given on the clarity of written work the students turn from assignments and exams given in class
outline museum history and philosophy, including the development and current status of tribal museums. / Readings, lectures, guest presentations, class discussions and class activities, written assignments, exams. / Class participation, role plays, written assignments, exams, self-evaluation.Describe tribal museums as legal institutions, both within and outside of tribal law. / Readings, lectures, guest presentations, class discussions and class activities, written assignments, exams. / Class participation, role plays, written assignments, exams, self-evaluation.
Provide an overview and examples of primary aspects of museum operations, including collections, security, insurance, access, education and exhibition, and community outreach. / Readings, lectures, guest presentations, class discussions and class activities, written assignments, exams. / Class participation, role plays, written assignments, exams, self-evaluation.
Provide an overview and examples of primary aspects of museum administration, including different types of museums and their basic organizational structures, trustees and other forms of community involvement and relationships, staffing, funding, financial planning, and facility issues. / Readings, lectures, guest presentations, class discussions and class activities, written assignments, exams. / Class participation, role plays, written assignments, exams, self-evaluation.
Course Requirements
30 % - participation
30 % - assignments
20 % - Mid-term exam
20 % - Final exam
Grading:
A - 100 – 90
B - 89 – 80
C - 79 – 70
D - 69 – 60
F - 59 - 0
Class Location
Suquamish Museum is located at 15838 Sandy Hook Road NE Poulsbo WA, coming from Seattle take the Bainbridge Island Ferry and follow HWY 305 toward Poulsbo, turn left on Sandy Hook Road and go down 1/8 of a mile and turn left at the large Suquamish Museum Logo Sign. From Kingston Ferry follow HWY 104 and turn left at the light by Albertsons, follow the road through Suquamish to HWY 305 and turn right, go ¾ mile to Sandy Hook Road and turn left on Sandy Hook Road, 1/8 mile down turn left at Suquamish Museum Logo Sign. From Bremerton, take HWY 303 to HWY 3 and then to HWY 305 and follow the directions above. From Hood Canal Bridge take HWY 104 to HWY 305 and follow the above directions.
Class Attendance
Attendance is required at all class sessions.
Class Participation
Discussions and open bookwork in order to share and facilitate learning about the best practices in museum administration will be done as much as possible. With possible role-playing of students as staff and director in various forms of daily work related activities and interactions with different types of problem solving topics. Guest speakers may be coming in to talk about various topics and your notes will be very important for tests.
Course Policies:
Cell phones may be used on breaks and lunch – during class please keep them off. Laptops may be used for note taking and sharing of information about your Tribal organizations.
Textbooks - These are the required texts for this course:
Gerald George and Cindy Sherrell-Leo - Starting Right: 1986. Nashville: AltaMira Press
ISBN # 0-7591-0557-X / 978-0-7591-0557-7
Hugh H. Genoways and Lynne M. Ireland – Museum Administration An Introduction AltaMira Press
ISBN # 0-7591-0294-5 / 978-0-7591-0294-1
Beverly Serrell - Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach AltaMira Press
ISBN # 0-7619-9106-9 / 978-0-7619-9106-9
Additional materials will be distributed in class for various administrative types of the subjects discussed. You may also wish to review additional readings from the course bibliography during the course.
Course Schedule: Topics, Readings, Assignments
Week 1 – Defining the museum and other key terms
Assignment #1: Object Significance - due Oct. 14
Week 2 - Museum finances and financial planning, including sources of income.
Hand outs and assignment
Week 3 - Business plan: before creation of museum and review after museum is up
Mid-term test on Tuesday afternoon*
Assignment #2: Museum Design and Staffing
Week 4- The ethics of acquisition; basic legal principles, reading materials and handouts will be supplied
Assignment #3: Cataloging Exercise
Week 5 - Museum exhibition and education, hand outs and reading materials will be supplied
Week 6 - Laws, ethics, pitfalls and community relations. Hand outs and reading materials will be supplied
Final exam Tuesday afternoon*
Bibliography
I. WEB Sites
- American Assn. for State and Local History
- National Park Service, Cultural Resources
Art News magazine
an art law/exhibit/scandal service
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
American Association of Museums
American Law Institute, American Bar Assn.
Western Museums Association
II. Periodicals
In addition to the sources listed in other sections, the following periodical publications carry news, reports, and articles that deal with museum legal and ethical concerns:
American Indian Art Magazine - periodical (NAGPRA column)
Anthropology Today - Royal Anthropological Institute (UK)
Art News - monthly periodical
Aviso - Newsletter of the American Association of Museums
CRM Magazine: Journal of Heritage Stewardship National Park Service
Curator - American Museum of Natural History
History News - American Association for State and Local History
ICOM News - International Council of Museums (Unesco)
Indian Trader - private newspaper
International Journal of Cultural Property Intl.Cult.Prop.Society
Muse (formerly Gazette) - Canadian Museums Association
Museum UNESCO
Museum Anthropology Council for Museum Anthropology, AAM
Museum News - American Association of Museums
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Cunningham, Richard B.
2005 Archaeology, Relics, and the Law. Dunham, NC: Carolina Academic Pr.
Gerstenblith, Patty
2004 Art, Cultural Heritage, and the Law. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Pr.
King, Thomas F.
1998 Cultural Resource Laws and Practice. Nashville, TN: AASLH
Malaro, Marie C.
1985 A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections. Wash.DC: Smithsonian Inst.
IV. Ethical Issues and Codes
Edson, Gary (ed)
1997 Museum Ethics. Routeledge: London
International Council of Museums
2002 ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums.
Vitelli, Karen D. (ed)
1996 Archaeological Ethics. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Pr.
V. Museum Administration
Adams, Roxana (ed)
2002 Foundations of Museum Governance for Private, Nonprofit Museums. AAM
Anderson, Gail (ed)
1998 Museum Mission Statements. AAM
Dubberly, Sara (ed)
2001 Organizing Your Museum: The Essentials. AAM
Fischer, Daryl K. (ed)
1997 Museums, Trustees, and Communities. AAM
Karp, Ivan; et. al. (eds)
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Inst.Pr.
Kurtz, Daniel
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Jordan, Ronad R. and Katelyn L. Quynn
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Leifer, Jacqueline C. and Michael B. Glomb
1992 The Legal Obligations of Nonprofit Boards. Boardsource
Lord, Barry and Gail D.
1991The Manual of Museum Planning. London: HMSO
Lord, Barry and Gail D.
1997 The Manual of Museum Management. London: StationeryOffice
Malaro, Marie C.
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Salmen, John
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Pearce, Susan M.
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Kavanagh, Gaynor
1990 History Curatorship. Wash.DC: Smithsonian Inst.Pr
VII. Conservation Issues
Bachmann, Konstanze
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Florian, Mary-Lou E., Dale Paul Kronkright, and Ruth E. Norton
1990The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials. Marina del Rey, CA: The Getty
Conservation Institute.
MacLeish, A. Bruce
1986 The Care of Antiques and Historical Collections. Nashville, TN: AASLH
Story, Keith
1985 Approaches to Pest Management in Museums. Suitland, MD:
Conservation Analytical Laboratory, SmithsonianInstitution.
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#2 - K.J. Macleod, Museum Lighting.
#3 - R.H. Lafontaine, Recommended Environmental Monitors for Museums, Archives and Art Galleries.
#7 - R.H. Lafontaine and Patricia A. Wood, Fluorescent Lamps.
[The American Association for State and Local History Technical Leaflet Series:]
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Thomson, Garry
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Clavir, Miriam
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Mibach, Lisa and Sarah Wolf Green
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AAMD
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Cutler, Charlene et al.
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Museums. New England Museum Assn.
Kuyper, Joan
1991 How to Manage a Museum Volunteer Program. American Council for the Arts.
Roosa, Alexandra M.
2002 The AAM Guide to Writing an Employee Handbook. WashDC: AAM
IX. Registration
Buck, Rebecca and Jean Allman Gilmore (eds)
1998 The New Museum Registration Methods. WashDC: AAM
Case, Mary (ed)
1988 Registrars on Record: Essays on Museum Collections Management. Wash.DC: AAM
Dudley, Dorothy H. et al.
1979Museum Registration Methods. WashDC: AAM
1980
Reibel, Daniel B.
1978 Registration Methods for the Small Museum. Nashville, TN: AASLH
Weil, Stephen E. (ed)
1997 A Deaccession Reader. Wash. DC: AAM
XI. NAGPRA
American Anthropological Association
1991 Reburial Commission Report. Anthropology Newsletter 32(3):1, 26. (March)
1988 AAM Policy Regarding the Repatriation of Native American Ceremonial Objects and
Human Remains. Aviso (March): 4-5.
American Association of Museums
1987 Statement of AAM to Senate Select Committee on The Native American Cultural
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1988 AAM Policy Regarding the Repatriation of Native American Ceremonial Objects and
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2001 Implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. AAM
Anon.
1979 American Indian Religious Freedom Act, P.L.95-341. Coun.Mus.Anthro.N'Ltr. 3(3):
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Barkan, Elazar and Ronald Bush (eds)
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Department of Interior
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XII. Intellectual Property Rights
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Wash.DC: Island Press
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for Applied Anthropology
Grenier, Louise
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Nason, James D.
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Rao. New Brunswick, NJ:Rutgers University Press
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XIII. Finances, Financial Administration and Tax Law
Jordan, Ronald R. and Katelyn L. Quynn
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McLean, Fiona
1997 Marketing the Museum. Routledge: London, NY
XIV. Exhibition
Grinder, Alison L. and E. Sue McCoy
1985 The Good Guide: A Sourcebook for Interpreters, Docents, and Tour Guides. Ironwood
Neal, Arminta
1976 Exhibits for the Small Museum. Nashville, TN: AASLH
Witteborg, Lothar P.
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XVI. Museum Design
Brown, Catherine R., et al.
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Fe, NM: Western States Arts Federation
Darragh, Joan and James S. Snyder
1993 Museum Design. London: Oxford Univ. Press
Lord, Barry and Gail (eds)
1991 The Manual of Museum Planning. London: HMSO
Matthews, Geoff
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XVII. Museum Security
International Council of Museums
1993 Museum Security and Protection. NY: Routledge
Lord, Allyn et al.
1994Steal This Handbook! A Template for Creating a Museum's Emergency Preparedness Plan.
Columbia, SC: Southeastern Registrars Association
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Leaflet Series:]
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#083 - Security for Museums and Historic Houses: An Annotated Bibliography.
XVIII. Community Relations/Volunteers
Kuyper, Joan
1991 How to Manage a Museum Volunteer Program. American Council for the Arts.
Karp, Ivan; et. al. (eds)
1992 Museums and Communities: The Politics of Public Culture. Wash.DC: Smithsonian Inst.Pr.