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![Lobbying and Museum Ethics: A Surprisingly Good Marriage
Bonnie Wilson
For many, the word “lobbyist” does not carry with it particularly ethical connotations. The image that might come most quickly to mind is of a slick Washington wheeler-dealer, whose shady arrangements with big corporations and government officials result in legislative decisions that are injurious to the general [...]](http://museumethics.org/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Lobbying and Museum Ethics: A Surprisingly Good Marriage")
Lobbying and Museum Ethics: A Surprisingly Good Marriage
Posted on October 26, 2011 | No CommentsLobbying and Museum Ethics: A Surprisingly Good Marriage Bonnie Wilson For many, the word “lobbyist” does not carry with it particularly ethical connotations. The image that might come most quickly to mind is of a slick Washington wheeler-dealer, whose shady arrangements with big corporations and government officials result in legislative decisions that are injurious to the general [...] -
Defining Museum Ethics: Conference Agenda
Posted on September 13, 2011 | No CommentsInaugural Conference of the Institute of Museum Ethics Seton Hall University, Jubilee Hall November 15, 2008 in Affiliation with the Seton Hall University M.A. Program in Museum Professions The IME’s inaugural conference, Defining Museum Ethics, brought together museum theorists, museum professionals, professionals and ethicists to discuss what we mean by the terms transparency, accountability, and social responsibility. Pre-Conference Workshop (Friday) Introduction View the [...] -
Defining Museum Ethics: Agenda
Posted on August 11, 2011 | No CommentsThe IME's inaugural conference, Defining Museum Ethics, brought together museum theorists, museum professionals, professionals and ethicists to discuss what we mean by the terms transparency, accountability, and social responsibility. -
![Joshua Gorman
Joshua Gorman recently completed a Ph.D. in American History at the University of Memphis. His research focuses on museums and the creation of heritage in the service of community and economic development. Gorman has broad experience in collections care and exhibition creation in the museums at the Universities of Memphis and Illinois. He is [...]](http://museumethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/statue-115x115.jpg "New Directions In Museum Ethics: Speaker Profiles")
New Directions In Museum Ethics: Speaker Profiles
Posted on August 11, 2011 | No CommentsJoshua Gorman Joshua Gorman recently completed a Ph.D. in American History at the University of Memphis. His research focuses on museums and the creation of heritage in the service of community and economic development. Gorman has broad experience in collections care and exhibition creation in the museums at the Universities of Memphis and Illinois. He is [...] -
Museum Internships: Today and Tomorrow
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsSally Yerkovich, Director of the Institute of Museum Ethics,, writes a review of an session at the American Association of Museums annual meeting regarding museum internships. -
![[ September 21, 2009; 4:00 pm; ] A recent New York Times article noted the very large donations ($10 million!) expected of donors to Manhattan’s large museums. Museums need the money, but: how should museums strike a balance between their need for board members with different skills (fundraising, professional services, publicity, mission-related), and broadly represent the community, when the expectations of donations are so high? How can museums create a Board of Directors with members that can help achieve success on many levels, not just financial? Is it ethical to stack a Board with members that will raise the most money or plan the best parties?](http://museumethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/qanda1.png "Q & A: Museum Ethics and Board of Directors Fundraising")
Q & A: Museum Ethics and Board of Directors Fundraising
Posted on June 28, 2010 | No Comments[ September 21, 2009; 4:00 pm; ] A recent New York Times article noted the very large donations ($10 million!) expected of donors to Manhattan’s large museums. Museums need the money, but: how should museums strike a balance between their need for board members with different skills (fundraising, professional services, publicity, mission-related), and broadly represent the community, when the expectations of donations are so high? How can museums create a Board of Directors with members that can help achieve success on many levels, not just financial? Is it ethical to stack a Board with members that will raise the most money or plan the best parties? -
Conference Review: Responsibility for Accessibility: 2010 International Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities
Posted on June 24, 2010 | No CommentsA conference and lecture review on the Responsibility for Accessibility. Reid discusses the responsibility of museums to their visitors and how museum professionals respond to this challenge. -
Book Review: Art/Museums: International Relations Where We Least Expect It
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No CommentsA book review of Art/Museums: International Relations Where We Least Expect It by Christine Sylvester. The book engages many well-known complex current events within the art world which Sylvester interprets with fresh insight. -
Questionable Provenance
Posted on September 15, 2009 | No Comments[ September 20, 2009; ] Q: Should museums treat recently created objects with questionable provenance any differently than they do older objects with questionable provenance? Submitted by Jennine Schweighardt, Graduate Assistant, Institute of Museum Ethics, student, M.A. Program in Museum A: Morris Museum Director Steven Miller says: In a word No. Legal or perceived problems of ownership, origin, and/or use of objects seen in [...] -
Open Storage
Posted on September 15, 2009 | No Comments[ September 21, 2009; ] Q: Museums have increasingly turned to open storage as a means to display parts of their collection which would normally not be on view to the public. What are the specific goals for this means of display, as compared to more typical displays found in galleries? How are visitors and researchers expected to interact with [...]
