# The Museum (Jackson)

THE MUSEUM
A Manual of the Housing and Care of Art Collections
BY MARGARET TALBOT JACKSON
LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO FOURTH AVENUE & 30$^{TH}$ STREET, NEW YORK 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS 1917
Curtaining of windows and chairs for public, Opera del Duomo, Florence Italy
Copyright, 1917, by LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
PREFACE
THE object of this little book is to put before those interested in the administration of collections the result of several years of study of the museums of Europe and America. It cannot claim the distinction of bringing new ideas to a field where so many men of genius have long been working; it can only hope to call attention to the results of the constant experiments being made by those already in the field.
The author is under deep obligations to the many museum directors who have generously given their counsel and the results of their experience. Especial thanks are due to Professor Adolfo Venturi, Dr. J. B. Carter and the American Academy in Rome, His Excellency Dr. Bode, Dr. Karl Koetschau, Dr. Camille Enlart and Dr. Edward Robinson.
    Cambridge, January, 1917.
CONTENTS :
| CHAPTER | CHAPTER | PAGE |
| I. | The Situation of the Museum Building | 3 |
| II. | The Architectural Plan | 13 |
| | Entrances | 15 |
| | Staircases | 20 |
| | Corridors | 23 |
| | Galleries | 26 |
| | Light | 29 |
| | Ceilings and Skylights | 37 |
| | Offices of the Staff, Library and Lecture Rooms | 41 |
| | Workshops and Store Rooms | 47 |
| | Fire Risk, Restaurant | 51 |
| | Details Often Overlooked | 55 |
| | Heat and Ventilation | 61 |
| | How May Defects in Existing Buildings be Remedied? | 68 |
| III. | Preparation for the Collections Interior Decoration | 73 |
| | Textiles | 75 |
| | Color | 80 |
| | Other Backgrounds | 88 |
| | Floors | 89 |
| | Trim | 95 ​ |
| | Gallery Furniture | 96 |
| | Glass | 99 |
| | Velaria | 101 |
| IV. | The Formation of Collections | 103 |
| V. | The Preparation of Objects for Exhibition |
| | Paintings | 111 |
| | Framing | 118 |
| | Hanging | 121 |
| | Labelling | 126 |
| | Minor Arts | 129 |
| | Textiles | 131 |
| | Wooden Objects | 140 |
| | Ironwork | 143 |
| | Bronzes | 145 |
| | Tin | 146 |
| | Silver | 146 |
| | Museum Cases | 146 |
| | Labelling | 154 |
| | Sculpture | 156 |
| | Casts | 160 |
| | Patinating | 166 |
| | Mounting | 169 |
| | Labelling | 171 |
| | Prints | 173 |
| | Exhibiting | 178 |
| | Storing | 180 ​ |
| | Archæology | 183 |
| | Safety Devices | 186 |
| VI. | Official Questions Hours of Opening | 189 |
| | Admission Fees | 192 |
| | Museum Staff | 195 |
| | Cleaning and Avoidance of Dust | 215 |
| | Rules for Copyists and Photographers | 217 |
| | Museum Publications | 220 |
| | Records | 224 |
| | Advertising | 236 |
| | Appendix |
| | Blanks for Loans, Gifts, Purchases | 243 |
| | By-laws | 253 |
| | List of Museums Visited | 271 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| Curtaining of Windows and Chairs for Public. Opera Del Duomo, Florence, Italy | Frontispiece |
| A Museum all on One Floor, the Glyptothek, Munich, Germany | Facing page 20 |
| Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Germany | 54 |
| Note the Excessive Glare and the Reflections in the Marble, Glyptothek, Copenhagen, Denmark | 90 |
| A Successful "Period" Room in America. Colonial Kitchen, Oakland Public Museum, Oakland, California | 108 |
| Heavy and Unsuccessful Cases Designed in a "Period," Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Germany | 150 |
| Rarely Successful Case Designed for a Richly Decorated Room, Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Germany | 152 |
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