by Mark Walhimer | Jul 29, 2018 | Museum Feasibility Study, Museum Planning, Museum Strategic Planning, Starting A Museum
About three of four times a week I receive an email requesting information about starting a museum. I have a standard email that I send people and thought I would share the starting a museum resources here on Museum Planner. Starting a Museum Resources: International...
by Mark Walhimer | Apr 1, 2018 | Fund Raising, Museum Grants
Museum Grant Resources Grants are non-repayable funds or goods that provide financial assistance to tax-exempt organizations. A grant is an award that is accorded under the conditions that the funding will be used for a specific purpose with unique conditions. A...
by Mark Walhimer | Mar 19, 2018 | Museum Business Planning, Museum Planning, Starting A Museum
Museum Business Planning Museum Business Planning is the process of setting a museum’s future objectives and strategies for achieving those objectives. The Museum Business Planning process results in a Museum Business Plan that is a document to guide the...
by Mark Walhimer | Feb 19, 2018 | Books about museums, Museum Resources
Peer Reviewed Museum Journals in publication as of March 2018 American Archivist ASTC Dimensions Buildings and Landscapes: journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals Conservation: The Getty Conservation...
by Mark Walhimer | Sep 10, 2017 | Museum Disaster Planning
In the wake of recent events, museums have learned that museum disaster planning is required to be able to respond in the case of emergencies, natural and man-made. The process is known as “emergency preparedness” or “disaster planning”. The word “disaster” describes...
by Mark Walhimer | Jun 23, 2017 | Future of Museums, Museum Planning, Museum Strategic Planning, Starting A Museum
I am working on a new museum project in Georgia, a small local history museum. The project is a bit of an experiment, trying out “Lean Museum Start-Up”. Or in other words “what is the least expensive and fastest way to start a museum?”....
