Museums Journal is an online resource and monthly print magazine published by the Museums Association.[1] Museums Journal is a leading source of news and information for museums, galleries, heritage sites and historic houses. Simon Stephens is the current editor, with Eleanor Mills the deputy editor.
| Categories | Trade journal, museums |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Museums Association |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Website | http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal |
| ISSN | 0027-416X |
Museums Journal is free for all individual members of the Museums Association. Non-members can subscribe.
Museums Journal publishes news stories daily, Q&As with museum sector leaders, alongside monthly features, comment, news analysis, reviews, and a section dedicated to museum people.
New museums and exhibitions are peer-reviewed in Museums Journal, and website users can log in to add their own comments. Both UK and international openings are covered by the magazine. A weekly blog is written by the editorial staff.
Practical work and case studies are covered in Museums Journal's sister publication, Museum Practice.
Museums Journal is editorially independent of the Museums Association. It represents the Museums Association's policy priorities and work programmes as well as other views. The editor has final say about what is published.
History
editIt was first published in 1901.[1] Elijah Howarth was the first editor, and remained editor until 1909, when he resigned.[2]
Peter van Mensch described the publication as "the first national journal for the museum field as a whole".[3]
Joseph Bailey (1860-1950) was the Editor of the Museums Journal from 1921-26, and the President of the Museums Association from 1924-26.[4] He was the former Secretary and Keeper of the Circulation Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum, and a semi-professional artist who had trained at the Royal College of Art. [5]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Museums journal". Wageningen UR Library. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "The Museums Association". Nature. 81 (2073). Nature Publishing Group: 115. 22 July 1909. Bibcode:1909Natur..81Q.115.. doi:10.1038/081115a0.
- ^ van Mensch, Peter (1992). "Towards a methodology of museology". The museology discourse. Estonian Museum Association. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ Bucks Herald, 06 September 1924; Liverpool Daily Post, 07 July 1926.
- ^ Angela Summerfield, ‘Interventions: Twentieth-century art collection schemes ad their impact on local authority art gallery and museum collections of twentieth century British art in Britain’, Ph.D. Thesis in Museum and Gallery Management Department of Cultural Policy and Management, City University, London, August 2007 https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/82917661.pdf See p24 fn.
External links
edit- Museums Journal Online
- Museums Journal Volumes 1-23 (July 1901-June 1924) at HathiTrust Digital Library
- Museums Journal Volume 1 (1901) at archive.org
- Museums Journal Volume 2 (1902) at archive.org
- Museums Journal Volume 3 (1903) at archive.org
- Museums Journal Volume 4 (1904) at archive.org
- Museums Journal Volume 6 (1906) at archive.org
- Museums Journal Volume 7 (1907) at archive.org
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