TY - BOOK AU - Barry Lord AU - Gail Dexter Lord TI - The Manual of Museum Planning SN - 9780112904830 PY - 1991/// CY - London; PB - HMSO; KW - N400-3990 Art museums, galleries, etc.Museum Studies N2 - This working manual ensures that all the issues pertinent to museum planning are considered by authors who are well qualified to tackle them. Beginning with an introduction to the discipline of museum planning, the book covers such questions as the diversity of communities, the importance of knowing the market, understanding the needs of the museum visitor, fund raising, site selection methods, and the role of director, staff, trustees and local authority. Barry and Gail Dexter Lord also wrote "Cost of Collecting" with John Nicks ER -