{"product_id":"a-legal-primer-on-managing-museum-collections-fourth-edition-9781588347930","title":"A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections, Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the bible of U.S. collections management--now updated for the 21st-century museum professional or Museum Studies student! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the only comprehensive discussion of the legal questions faced by museums as they acquire, use, and refine their collections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fully revised and expanded fourth edition addresses a thorough range of legal developments museums face, including new developments in the digital age and under new repatriation regulations. This approachable, easy-to-follow guide provides: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor updates on deaccessioning and copyright and fair use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapters on ethical returns and shared stewardship \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-life and hypothetical lawsuit case studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamples from museum collection policies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemplates to help with document writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggestions for preventing legal problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes with more indepth discussion of relevant cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book covers a wide range of issues, including nonprofit status, fraud, copyright, loans, documentation, accessioning and deaccessioning, international exhibitions, and cultural heritage concerns. The authorative \u003ci\u003eA Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections\u003c\/i\u003e offers detailed explanations of the law that make it a go-to book for any museum professional.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARIE C. MALARO \u003c\/b\u003e(1933-2018) was an attorney, legal advisor to the Smithsonian Institution, and director of the graduate program in museum studies at George Washington University. She was also the author of \u003ci\u003eMuseum Governance: Mission, Ethics, Policy. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eILDIKO DEANGELIS\u003c\/b\u003e was an attorney, former assistant general counsel at the Smithsonian Institution, and former director of George Washington University's museum studies program\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe SMITHSONIAN'S OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL \u003c\/b\u003eprovides legal advice and counsel to the Board of Regents, Secretary, and other Smithsonian staff on various issues including the legal nature and administration of the Institution, intellectual property, employment, collections management, contracts, ethics, tax, tort claims, and more.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199703580946,"sku":"9781588347930","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8d735c3-eb4f-4582-9dfd-add36435152c.jpg?v=1744882273","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-legal-primer-on-managing-museum-collections-fourth-edition-9781588347930","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}