Patricia Anne Moore or Stacey Otte:  I know of two items which may assist
you in planning for your new exhibition areas -

Hilberry, John D.  "Plan to Expand."  Museum News (July/Aug 1990) 51-54.

Lord, Gail Dexter, and Barry Lord.  "The Manual of Museum Planning."
London, HMSO, 1991.   (Available from HMSO Publications Center, PO Box 276,
London, SW8 5DT; tel orders 071-873 9090).

Hope this helps!  Good luck with your project.  If you have any other
questions  which we might be able to advise you on, please do not hesitate
to contact us.

Karen




At 08:44 AM 8/13/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi!
>Our museum is a small (ca. 2500 sq. ft) history museum and we are
>contemplating a complete revamping of our galleries in the next 5-7
>years.  Are there other small institutions that have gone through this
>process that could share their experiences?  Our director has concerns
>about how one develops such a complex project.  At what point do you
>involve exhibit designers?  How does one handle the exhibit designer
>selection process?  Should one develop models, etc. and then go after
>funding?  Does NEH still offer planning grants for such projects?
>Thanks in advance for your advice!
>
>Stacey Otte
>Collections Manager
>Catalina Island Museum
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