As museums have taken on more complex roles in their communities and the number of museum stakeholders has increased to include a greater array of people, effective museum planning is more important than ever. The Manual of Museum Planning has become the definitive text for museum professionals, trustees, architects, and others who are concerned with the planning, design, construction, renovation, or expansion of a public gallery or museum. Rewritten and reorganized, the third edition features revised sections on planning for visitors, collections, and the building itself, and new sections on operations and implementation, which have become an essential part of the planning process. This new edition of The Manual of Museum Planning has been updated to meet the needs of professional museum practice in the 21st century and includes contributions by leading museum professionals.

Barry Lord and Gail Dexter Lord are the founders and presidents of Lord Cultural Resources, an international cultural planning firm. Lindsay Martin is a senior consultant at Lord Cultural Resources.

Acknowledgments	p. xv
List of Contributors	p. xvii
Preface	p. xxvii
Introduction	p. 1
What to Look for in This New Edition	p. 1
Using This Manual	p. 3
Dimensions of Sustainability	p. 6
Museum Planning	p. 9
The Need for Museum Planning	p. 9
Preplanning	p. 14
The Facility Planning Process	p. 21
The Planning Team	p. 30
Planning for People	p. 39
Museums as Social Institutions	p. 41
Institutional Evolution	p. 41
Foundation Statements	p. 45
Museums in Service to Society	p. 47
Planning Goals, Principles, and Assumptions	p. 61
Planning the Visitor Experience	p. 66
Planning for Community Needs	p. 66
Market Analysis	p. 73
Exhibitions, Interpretation, and Public Programs	p. 88
Planning Space for Learning	p. 109
Integrating Social Spaces	p. 121
Planning Amenities for Visitors	p. 139
Planning for Universal Design and Diversity	p. 153
Planning for Collections	p. 187
Understanding Collections	p. 189
Collection Basics	p. 189
The Policy Framework	p. 196
The Planning Process for Collections	p. 202
Planning for Display	p. 212
Modes of Display	p. 212
Long-Term Permanent Collection Display	p. 220
Temporary Exhibition Galleries	p. 225
Planning for Exhibition and Collections Support Space	p. 230
Planning for Collections Care	p. 246
The Life of Collections and the Cost of Keeping Them	p. 246
Planning for Collections Storage	p. 250
Digitization of Collection Records	p. 285
Planning a Conservation Laboratory	p. 291
Planning for Research	p. 300
Preventive Conservation	p. 305
Preventive Conservation and the Museum Planning Process	p. 305
Categorizing Risk	p. 307
Strategies for Mitigation of Catastrophic and Severe Events	p. 308
Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Preservation of Collections	p. 315
The First Line of Defense: The Passively J Buffered Environment	p. 334
The Second Line of Defense: The Actively Controlled Environment	p. 338
Environmental Monitoring Systems	p. 344
Implications for Building Design and Construction	p. 344
Planning for Operations	p. 351
The Museum in Action	p. 353
Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Museum	p. 353
Organizing the Action	p. 355
Management of Operations	p. 363
Everyday Challenges	p. 364
Safety and Security	p. 365
Risk Management	p. 365
General Security Strategy	p. 370
Protecting People	p. 376
Protecting Collections	p. 382
Protecting Buildings	p. 395
Continuous Evaluation and Improvement	p. 399
Security Advice	p. 399
Services and Support	p. 408
Facility Management	p. 408
Support Spaces for Exhibitions, Programs, and Events	p. 414
Deliveries, Supplies, and Garbage Removal	p. 415
Planning for Staff	p. 417
Staff Growth and Change	p. 417
Developing Staffing Plans	p. 419
Staff Spaces	p. 426
Attendance, Operating Revenue, and Expense Projections	p. 439
Operating Assumptions	p. 440
Attendance Projections	p. 442
Revenue Projections	p. 445
Expense Projections	p. 451
The Bottom Line: A Realistic Approach	p. 453
Planning for the Building	p. 455
Essential Planning Documents	p. 457
Museum Building Zones and Functional Areas	p. 457
From Net to Gross Area	p. 468
Facility Strategies and Functional Programs	p. 473
Using the Essential Planning Documents	p. 487
Environmental Sustainability	p. 495
The Cost of "Green"	p. 495
Mission Alignment	p. 496
A Quadruple Bottom Line	p. 499
Providing Leadership in Sustainability	p. 501
Taking the Long View of the Planning Process	p. 502
Sustainability Policy and Action Plan	p. 504
Sustainability Standards and Metrics	p. 506
Establishing a Project Budget and Schedule	p. 509
Right Sizing	p. 510
Capital Cost Estimates	p. 516
Fund-Raising and Feasibility	p. 519
Priorities and Phasing	p. 530
Schedules	p. 532
Implementation	p. 539
Project Management	p. 541
Definition of Project Management	p. 541
The Project Manager (PM)	p. 541
The Role of the Project Manager	p. 542
Duties of the Project Manager	p. 545
Project Manager Engagement	p. 548
Site Selection	p. 549
The Site Selection Process	p. 549
New Build versus Adaptive Reuse	p. 556
Design and Construction	p. 561
The Design and Construction Team	p. 561
Stages of Design and Construction	p. 566
The Architect Selection Process	p. 570
Selection of an Exhibition Development Process and Designer	p. 586
Contracting Options for Building Construction	p. 594
Managing Costs and Cash Flow	p. 600
Role of the Cost Consultant	p. 600
Cost Factors Specific to Museums	p. 604
Life-Cycle Costing	p. 605
Value Engineering	p. 606
Cash Flow	p. 609
Financing Options	p. 613
Ramping Up to Opening Day	p. 616
Critical Milestones	p. 616
Operations During Construction	p. 623
Opening Day-and the Day After	p. 627
Conclusion	p. 635
Notes	p. 637
For Further Reading	p. 639
Glossary	p. 655
Index	p. 671
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