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We all tend to gravitate to people similar to us, so the personality of the founder is often similar to the staff of the museum 10 years latter. It makes sense, the founder, builds a Board of Directors, the Board of Directors hires an Executive Director and the Executive Director hires staff. I am consistently surprised how the personality of the founder of a museum comes through in the opened museum.

What type of museum are you creating? science center?, Art museum? local history? Then, purchase two books, “Please Understand Me” and “Built to Last”. You can use my museum questionnaire as a starting point for your new museum description. Write a one page description of the museum. If you are truly looking to start a museum, my book was written for you. However, if you are wanting a more in-depth treatment of how to start a museum, I just released a new book, Museums 101, which I designed to be an A-to-Z resource for those looking to start a museum. UPDATE: I wrote this post in 2011 and it is all still true and helpful today. Below is my list of the ten steps to starting a new museum or “How to start a museum”:

Most of my work has been with science centers, children’s museums and natural history museums. Since 1992, I have been part of opening and expanding more than thirty-five museums. Starting a museum or “How to start a museum in 10 steps”.

How to organize your life before starting a ne wjob