Training for museums and the National Charter for museum professions in Italy: a new prospective for development

Traditionally Italian universities have trained researchers and professionals in conservation: archaeologists, art historians and architects. It is only with the reform of the universities, from 1999, that the teaching of museology and museography have also been expanded.Italian museums are for the most part public museums, depending on local bodies or the national ministry; they lack autonomy and do not possess specific professional figures. The task of conservation has predominated over the other roles of museums, but with the reform of the conservation law in 2004 the definition of „museum‟ has been introduced in Italy as well, and regulations regarding the development of heritage have been issued; in addition the Regions have also taken on a more active role for museums belonging to local bodies and for the development of their territory.Museum professions are not officially recognised, but the museum community, through the various associations and ICOM Italia, has put together a document to act as a general reference, the National Charter of Museum Professions, which has been followed by the Manual of Museum Professions in Europe. Now there is a need to plan the content and outlines ofvocational training courses for museum professionals, together withthe universities, the regions and the museums themselves, alongwith the associations and ICOM – ICTOP, utilising the mostinnovative Master‟s courses which offer an interdisciplinaryapproach, a methodology which combines theory and practice, andan element of hands-on experimentation in museums, or withmuseums.

“PROVINCIALISM, PICKING SIDES AND BIAS: EFFECTS OF GEOGRAPHY ON MEDIA COVERAGE OF CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, 2005-10.”

The development of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, by Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton has prompted diverse coverage from print and online media. This investigation looked at trends in news stories and commentary from 2005-10 to show how the location of a medium affected coverage. Through the author’s own observations and interviews with journalists and other interested parties, several trends emerged. Media outlets outside Arkansas portrayed the museum as trying to plunder the cultural heritage of local communities and relied partly on the museum’s association with Wal-Mart and stereotypes of Arkansas to frame coverage. Arkansas media, faced with limited cooperation from the museum’s public relations apparatus, typically played a cheerleader role, at times overemphasizing the importance of the collection in the art world and showcasing few critical voices in stories about acquisitions and other areas of the museum’s development.

Führer und gedenkbuch durch die jahrhundert-ausstellung der stadt Dortmund 18. oktober bis 18. november 1913 : Im auftrage des magistrats und mit unterstützung von kgl. baurat stadtbaurat Friedrich Kullrich und museums-direktor Albert Baum /

Mode of access: Internet.

International protection of works of art and historic monuments.

"English translation ... made from a revised text, published in 1939 and 1940, by the International Museums Office of the International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation in the volumes, Art et Archéologie: Recueil de législation comparée et de droit international."

Audience studies of the performing arts and museums : a critical review /

Mode of access: Internet.

Catalogue of loan collection of paintings in oil and water colours : public Art Galleries, county borough of Brighton.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Museums journal.

"Indexes to papers read before the Museums Association, 1890-1909. Comp. by Charles Madeley": v. 9, p. 427-452.

Art in America : an illustrated magazine.

Starting in 1950 each issue ... will be devoted to a special phase of American art research.

German watercolors, drawings, and prints : a mid-century review with loans from German museums and galleries and from the collection [of] Dr. H. Gurlitt

Introduction by Leonie Reygers

Rambles in Rome; an archaeological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna.

Mode of access: Internet.

Annual report of ... the free public museums

"Reprint of the general report and of the Museums' portion only of the report of the committee of the Free Public Library, Museums, and Walker Art Gallery"

Katalog der Bibliothek des K.K. Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie. Ausgegeben im December 1883.

Mode of access: Internet.