This NPS Handbook provides guidance on, and addresses issues of access to, and use of museum collections. The Handbook provides guidance on how to evaluate and document museum collections use; legal issues of museums, publications; 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional reproductions; other uses of museum collections; using museum collections in exhibits; and furnished historic structures; and other related issues.
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Chapters
- Table of Contents
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: Evaluating and Documenting Use
- Chapter 2: Legal Issues
- Chapter 3: Publications
- Chapter 4: 2-D Reproductions
- Chapter 5: 3-D Reproductions
- Chapter 6: Other Uses of Museum Collections
- Chapter 7: Using Museum Collections in Exhibits
- Chapter 8: Using Museum Collections in Historic Furnished Structures
Appendices
Last updated: January 17, 2025