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Books


Berger, Arthur Asa.  What Objects Mean: An Introduction to Material Culture.

Bergeron, Anne and Beth Tuttle.  Magnetic: The Art and Science of Engagement.

Buck, Rebecca A. and Jean Allman Gilmore, eds.  The New Museum Registration Methods.

Dean, David.  Museum Exhibition:  Theory and Practice.

Falk, John H. and Lynn D. Dierking.  The Museum Experience.

Genoways, Hugh H.  and Lynne M. Ireland.  Museum Administration:  An Introduction.

Mark, Jan.  The Museum Book.

Norris, Linda and Rainey Tisdale. Creativity in Museum Practice.

Serrell, Beverly.  Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach, Second Edition.

Weil, Stephen E.  Making Museums Matter.

Podcasts

The M Files Podcast - Peek behind the curtain and learn more about the museum world.

Preservation Oaks - Sean Radcliff.  Preservation Oaks highlights Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States.

Relevant or Irrelevant - KALA Radio, Quad Cities

 

 

Blogs

American Alliance of Museums blog

Leadership Matters Thoughts on 21st Century museum leadership by Anne Ackerson and Joan Baldwin

Know Your Own Bone by Colleen Dilenschneider

Museum 2.0
by Seema Rao

Art Museum Teaching: A Forum for Reflecting on Practice

O Say Can You See?  Stories from the National Museum of American History.

History It: Giving History a Future

The Uncataloged Museum by Linda Norris

Engaging Places

Twisted Preservation Irreplaceable Heritage featuring Frank Vagnone

Websites and More

 

Database of Iowa related artifacts

Teaching Iowa History - a growing collection of lesson plans, digital collections, and Iowa related essays to support educators.

Future Ready Iowa Clearinghouse - search the project board by "museum" to see opportunities.

Sustaining Places Two Minute Videos - these are awesome quick tips on how-to-do lots of fundamental museum tasks.

The Nonprofit Times