Museum Collecting Lessons: Acquisition Stories from the Inside - Paperback

by Steven Miller (Editor)

Museum Collecting Lessons explains how and why museums meet their fundamental duty to collect It is the first book of its kind to explore the diverse ways these unique institutions acquire what is preserved and used for exhibitions, programs, publications, and, online applications.

Author Biography

Steven Miller began his museum career in 1971. He has served as a curator, administrator, director, trustee, writer, consultant, and museum studies educator. For 16 years he was an adjunct professor teaching core courses with the Seton Hall University MA Program in Museum Professions, South Orange, New Jersey, USA.