19 Questions
What is meant by acquiring a work?
To obtain legal ownership of a work
What is the difference between acquiring and having custody of a work?
Acquiring is legal ownership, while custody is physical possession
What does 'custody' typically refer to?
The legal right to care for someone or something
Which of the following is NOT a way to acquire a work?
Creation
What is the result of acquiring a work?
Legal ownership of the work
What is the primary purpose of appraising an object?
To determine its current replacement value or purchase price
What is the term for a property left to an institution in a will?
Bequest
What is the process of entering an acquired object into the official collection catalogue called?
Accession
What is the role of an archivist?
To preserve important documents and other valuable items
What is the term for a set of objects assembled and preserved by an individual or institution?
Collection
What is the purpose of cataloguing an object?
To assign it a unique identifying number
What is the term for lending an object from the collection to another entity?
Loan
What is the process of preparing a list of objects owned by or in the physical possession of a collection or collector?
Inventory
What is the primary purpose of a Condition Report?
To record the appearance and state of an object
What is the role of a curator in a museum?
To acquire, store, and arrange exhibits and materials
What is the primary goal of museum interpretation?
To communicate with the audience and deliver content
What is an exhibition in a museum?
A comprehensive grouping of exhibits and displays that form a complete public presentation
What is included in an exhibition?
A combination of objects, text, graphics, and interactives
What is the role of the museum in its interpretation?
To carry out its mission and educational role
Study Notes
Acquisition and Collection Management
- Acquire: obtain legal ownership of a work via gift, purchase, or other means, but does not necessarily involve custody.
- Custody: refers to the legal right or duty to care for someone or something.
Museum Collection Management
- Acquisition: the process of obtaining an object or collection for the museum, which can be done through fieldwork, donation, bequest, or transfer from another institution.
- Bequest: a property belonging to someone that they wish to be given to others or an institution, such as a museum, after their death.
- Accession: the act of entering an acquired object into the official collection catalogue.
- Inventory: preparing a list of objects owned by or in physical possession of a collection or collector.
Cataloguing and Condition Reporting
- Cataloguing: the process of identifying each collection object in descriptive detail and assigning it a unique identifying number.
- Condition Report: a document composed of a written and visual description of an object’s appearance, state of preservation, and any defects at a particular point in time.
Museum Staff and Exhibitions
- Curators: people responsible for acquiring, storing, and arranging exhibits of materials within the museum collection or borrowed from other collections.
- Exhibition: a physical space dedicated to exploring specific themes, messages, and ideas, using a combination of objects, text, graphics, and interactives.
- Museum Interpretation: the dynamic process of communication between the museum and the audience, including media and activities that carry out the museum’s mission and educational role.
Additional Terms
- Appraise: to determine the current replacement value or purchase price of an object, usually for insurance purposes.
- Archivist: a person responsible for preserving important documents, photographs, videos, and other valuable items for permanent storage or display.
- Loan: lending an object from the collection to another entity for a specified purpose and period of time.
This quiz covers the definitions of key terms related to intellectual property rights, including acquire and custody. Test your understanding of these important concepts!
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