Legal-Ethical Issues Museums

Catalog description

This course is an overview of selected ethical and legal issues that arise in museums. It focuses upon ethical issues that have been recently identified as becoming more critical to museums over the next 15 to 20 years, as well as specific legal issues that museum professionals encounter in their work. Topics covered include: mission, vision, and values; professional codes of ethics; roles and responsibilities of museum directors and board members; authority, social responsibility, accountability and transparency; and the responsibility of maintaining collections.