TY - BOOK ID - 1658954 TI - The economics of art museums PY - 1991 SN - 0226240738 9786612069802 1282069802 0226241777 9780226241777 9780226240732 9781282069800 6612069805 PB - Chicago: University of Chicago press, DB - UniCat KW - Public economics KW - Service industry KW - United States KW - Art museums KW - Economic aspects KW - AA / International- internationaal KW - 339.325.6 KW - 339.44 KW - 7 KW - 336.025 KW - Culturele behoeften. KW - Kunstmarkt. KW - Schone kunsten - Kunst als vrijetijdsbesteding. KW - Uitgaven voor onderwijs en opvoeding. KW - Beaux-arts - Arts d'agrément. KW - Fine arts. Art as a way of using leisure. KW - 7 Schone kunsten - Kunst als vrijetijdsbesteding. KW - 7 Beaux-arts - Arts d'agrément. KW - 7 Fine arts. Art as a way of using leisure. KW - Art and society KW - Economic aspects. KW - Art KW - Art and sociology KW - Society and art KW - Sociology and art KW - Art collections KW - Art galleries KW - Galleries, Art KW - Galleries, Public art KW - Picture-galleries KW - Public art galleries KW - Public galleries (Art museums) KW - Social aspects KW - Galleries and museums KW - Museums KW - Arts facilities KW - Uitgaven voor onderwijs en opvoeding KW - Culturele behoeften KW - Kunstmarkt KW - Schone kunsten - Kunst als vrijetijdsbesteding KW - Finance KW - E-books KW - Art museums - Economic aspects - United States. KW - artistic, artist, display, economy, economics, exhibit, collection, public, government, patron, patronage, economist, nber, america, american, national, foundation, official, trustee, director, history, historian, historical, curated, curatorial, management, policy, essays, academic, scholarly, research, college, university, textbook. KW - United States of America UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1658954 AB - The National Bureau of Economic Research organized a project to explore the economic issues facing the major art museums of the United States. For this purpose NBER defined economics broadly to include not only the financial situation of the museums but also the management and growth of museum collections, the museums' relationship with the public, and the role of the government in supporting art museums. This volume brings together nontechnical essays on these issues by economists associated with the NBER and personal statements by leaders of America's major national art museums and related foundations. It can be read not only by economists but also by museum officials and trustees. Museum directors generally come to their responsibilities with a background in art history and curatorial work but without experience in thinking about the management and public policy aspects of museum administration. Trustees who serve on museum boards generally have a background in business or law but have not previously tried to apply their experience to the unusual economic problems of museums. The background papers, the panelists' remarks, and the summary of the discussion will help them to approach their responsibilities with a better understanding of the problems and possibilities of the museum. ER -