{"id":1289,"date":"2022-11-10T20:32:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/?page_id=1289"},"modified":"2023-04-18T17:56:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:56:38","slug":"starting-a-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/starting-a-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting A Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1289\" class=\"elementor elementor-1289\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f0f46ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f0f46ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43af03fb\" data-id=\"43af03fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe2fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fe2fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>When starting a new museum, remember the Oklahoma Museums Association is the primary provider of professional training and technical information to staff, board members and volunteers of Oklahoma&#8217;s 500+ museums, historic sites, tribal cultural centers and historical societies.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/member-benefits\/\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/member-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA members<\/a>\u00a0receive discounted fees on seminars and other training opportunities as well as the ability to apply for scholarships to OMA training.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>What is a museum? Although there are varying answers, in general a museum is an organization committed to public service, education and inclusion grounded in stewardship and scholarship. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency, defines a museum as a public or private nonprofit agency or institution organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational or aesthetic purposes, which, utilizing a professional staff, owns or utilizes tangible objects, cares for them and exhibits them to the public on a regular basis.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aam-us.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0The accepted definition of a museum by the Oklahoma Museums Association follows, a museum as recognized by the Oklahoma Museums Association, is defined as an organization which uses a professional staff or the equivalent, whether paid or unpaid, that is primarily engaged in the acquisition, care and exhibition to the public of objects or interactive displays\/exhibits owned or used by the institution. Further, a museum is understood to possess a variety of the following characteristics: 1) is organized on a permanent or regular basis for essentially educational and\/or aesthetic purposes; 2) owns or uses tangible objects, either animate or inanimate; 3) cares for these objects; and 4) exhibits these objects to the general public on a regular basis at or in a facility which it owns or operates; 5) provides educational and cultural programming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ymaws.com\/oklahomacenterfornonprofits.site-ym.com\/resource\/resmgr\/pdfs\/501c3-startguide_okcnp_2020_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starting a 501c3 nonprofit organization: Instructions, Suggestions &amp; Examples<\/a>\u00a0 From the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/community.aaslh.org\/small-museum-essential-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><br \/><\/a>The American Alliance of Museums online toolkit\u00a0<em>From the Ground Up<\/em>\u00a0can be purchased online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aam-us.org\/programs\/toolkits\/from-the-ground-up-starting-a-museum\/?utm_source=American+Alliance+of+Museums&amp;utm_campaign=2c38af5587-Aviso_Jan25_2022_&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_f06e575db6-2c38af5587-37327837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Oklahoma Museums Association encourages excellence in museums including\u00a0best practices and standards\u00a0which can be used as a benchmark for their own performance. Standards are generally accepted levels that all museums are expected to achieve. Best practices are commendable actions and philosophies that demonstrate an awareness of standards, solve problems and can be replicated.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/museum-excellence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Business-Planning-for-Museums-4.pps\">Museums should consider a business plan<\/a>\u00a0in their early stages of planning.\u00a0 Cecil C. Carter of Murray State College offers one model for museums.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/LendingLibraryList.pdf\">OMA lending library<\/a>\u00a0has a series of books available on the topic of starting a new museum. In addition,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/Action\/Search\/_\/museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rowman &amp; Littlefield <\/a>publishes books on museum related topics.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b32026; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museums.ab.ca\/media\/16939\/thinkingaboutstartingamuseum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking About Starting A Museum:\u00a0 A Discussion Guide and Workbook on Museums and Heritage Projects<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Produced by Museums Alberta, 2003.<\/span><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); color: black;\">This publication can be\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\" href=\"http:\/\/www.museums.ab.ca\/media\/16939\/thinkingaboutstartingamuseum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">downloaded<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); color: black;\">\u00a0for free.\u00a0 It is a great resource to read when thinking about starting a museum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumnext.com\/article\/how-do-you-start-a-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">How do you start a museum? Advice from four museum leaders who\u2019ve done it<\/span><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-6e25183 ); font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.75pt; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; background: #fcfcf9; font-weight: normal;\">Elisa Shoeberger MuseumNext<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-6e25183 ); font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.75pt; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; background: #fcfcf9;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-6e25183 ); font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"background: #fcfcf9;\">The process of translating an idea and opening your doors as a museum can<br \/>be a challenging and foreboding process. To help give insight on the topic, MuseumNext consulted with the heads and founders of four recently opened museums for recommendations on steps and frameworks to consider.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aam-us.org\/resources\/ethics-standards-and-best-practices\/code-of-ethics-for-museums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; background: #FCFCF9;\">Code of Ethics for Museums<\/span><\/a><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-6e25183 ); font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: black;\">by American Association of Museums<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-6e25183 ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Adopted in November 1993 and revised in 1999 by the AAM Board of Directors, this code provides a framework for developing an institution&#8217;s own code of ethics and reflects the current, generally understood standards of the museum field. Issues covered include governance, collections, programs and promulgation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; background: white;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" href=\"http:\/\/museumstudies.si.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museum resources from the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When starting a new museum, remember the Oklahoma Museums Association is the primary provider of professional training and technical information to staff, board members and volunteers of Oklahoma&#8217;s 500+ museums, historic sites, tribal cultural centers and historical societies.\u00a0OMA members\u00a0receive discounted fees on seminars and other training opportunities as well as the ability to apply for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1289"}],"version-history":[{"count":118,"href":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5609,"href":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1289\/revisions\/5609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okmuseums.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}