Collections Care and Stewardship (eBook)

Juilee Decker is an associate professor of Museum Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where she teaches courses focusing on museums and technology so as to bring theory and praxis together in the classroom environment. Decker earned her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. Her research interests and curation include the construction of public and private collections as well as the subjects of public art, commemoration, and memory. Decker’s recent curatorial activity includes “A Passionate Pursuit: The Milward Collection,” an exhibition addressing the formation of a private collection of more than 1000 works of art (2012); “Reflections on a Louisville Landmark,” a juried show and an exhibition of historic maps, photographs, and texts for the Louisville Visual Art Association; and “Virginia Woolf and the Natural World,” an international exhibition to coincide with the 20th annual Wolf conference (2010). She has worked as a public art consultant and advisor for more than 15 years and has managed several public and private collections of public art. Since 2008, she has served as editor of Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, a peer-reviewed journal published by Rowman and Littlefield.

Introduction by Juilee DeckerChapter 1: An Outdoor Museum Perspective on Education and Audience EngagementKatherine A. Johnson, Eileen Prendergast, and Jennifer Schwarz Ballard, Chicago Botanic GardenChapter 2: Collection Preservation Facilities: One Approach to Sustainable Design, Construction, and OperationsKelly Tomajko, Denver Museum of Nature & ScienceChapter 3: A Window on the Work: PreVIEW at the Denver Art MuseumAllison McCloskey, Denver Art MuseumChapter 4: The Increase & Diffusion of Collections Care Knowledge: A PartnershipMary Coughlin and Shari Stout, The George Washington University and the National Museum of American HistoryChapter 5: Contextualizing Collections Management in Academic MuseumsNicolette B. Meister, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit CollegeChapter 6: Collection Curriculum: Caring for Objects, Educating StudentsCarrie Wieners Meyer, The Durham MuseumChapter 7: Divergent Agendas and Dobles Vidas: A Folk Art Curating Partnership between University of San Francisco & The Mexican MuseumMarjorie Schwarzer with Glori Simmons and Marlena Cannon de Mendez, University of San Francisco & The Mexican MuseumChapter 8: Co-Creation & Sustainable Community EngagementRobert P. Connolly, Rebecca E. Bria, Elizabeth K. Cruzado Carranza, C. H. Nash Museum and PIARA (Proyecto de Investigación Arqueológico Regional Ancash)Chapter 9: Common Cause: Challenges in Museum Studies & Public HistoryTerry A. Barnhart, Eastern Illinois UniversityChapter 10: Joining the Dots: Building Connections within GLAM OrganizationsMichael Jones, The University of MelbourneIndexAbout the ContributorsAbout the Editor