ethics and mission are related for museums
DESCRIPTION
This power point facilitates a dialogue for beginning museum students on the considerations of ethical behavior and museum missions.TRANSCRIPT
PUBLIC TRUST and ETHICS FOR MUSEUMSIN SERVICE TO SOCIETY
GOVERNANCE COLLECTIONS PROGRAMS
Elaine Heumann Gurian
INTRODUCTION
Elaine Heumann Gurian
This is a simple three part power point presentation to introduce the idea that ethics and mission operate in all spheres of museum activities and are integrated to each other.
It is very useful to use in fledgling institutions, with inexperienced staff or undergraduate students who have not yet contemplated that there are ethical considerations governing their work.
There are obvious many more and more nuanced considerations to follow.
GOVERNANCE
UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT MISSION ACT CORPORATELY PROTECT, MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP ALL
ASSETS RESPONSIVE TO THE INTERESTS OF
SOCIETY RESPECT STAFF ACT ACCORDING TO BI-LAWS AND
CHARTER
Elaine Heumann Gurian
COLLECTIONS
ACQUITIONS, DISPOSAL, LOAN SUPPORTS MISSION PROTECTED AND CARED FOR ACCOUNTED AND DOCUMENTS ACCESS IS PERMITTED AND REGULATED ACQUISITION, DISPOSAL AND LOAN FIT WITHIN
PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL STANDARDS PROCEEDS OF SALE FITS WITHIN ETHICS POLICY HUMAN REMAINS, SACRED AND SECRET MATERIAL
IS RECOGNIZED NO INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL GAIN
Elaine Heumann Gurian
PROGRAMS
SUPPORTS MISSION BASED ON SCHOLARSHIP AND
INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY ACCESSIBLE RESPECTS PLURALISTIC VALUES PUBLIC GOOD NOT INDIVIDUAL GAIN
Elaine Heumann Gurian
Resources:
Elaine Heumann Gurian
ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums, 2006
American Association of Museums: Museum Code of Ethics
The British Museum Code of Ethics Malaro, Marie, Museum Governance.
Mission, Ethics, Policy, Smithsonian Institution, 1994
And An Extensive Museum Ethics Bibliography