Cover Story
Managing Our Collections: NEMA Benchmarking Survey 2016
By Florentina Gutierrez, 2016 Summer Intern, New England Museum Association
Our museum collections are essential to who we are as institutions. The focus and mission of an institution is often built around its collections. However, concerns and priorities for collections may vary by type of institution, operating budget, and collection size, and often, these can be interrelated. In order to discern the region’s current trends, we surveyed NEMA’s Institutional Members.
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Capitalizing on Collections: Digitization Collaborations
By Kayla Hopper, Outreach Coordinator, American Antiquarian Society
Behind the Curtain: Visible Storage in the Historic House
By Tania Batley, Curator-Collections Manager Lefferts Historic House, Brooklyn, New York
Authenticity and Accessibility: Perspectives on Historic and Contemporary Art Reproductions
By Hannah Weisman, Director of Education, Boston Athenæum
Found! Abandoned Property in the Museum
By Gilbert Whittemore,Chair, Museum and Arts Law Committee, Section of Science and Technology Law, American Bar Association; Of Counsel, Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C., Boston, MA
AAM’s Direct Care of Collections Whitepaper: Providing Much Needed Clarity in a Thoughtful Way
By Mark S. Gold, Partner, Smith Green & Gold, LLP; NEMA Board of Directors
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Cover photograph courtesy of the New Hampshire Telephone Museum.
New England Museums Now, Volume 3, Number 1, Summer 2016
© New England Museum Association, 2016