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Directors of university museums are in charge of important and highly complex institutions that have a mission for research, teaching, collection, informal education, exhibition and dissemination of information. In a highly competitive, changing, and politically charged environment, the directors have so many responsibilities and expectations that they take on the role of a Superhero. In the search for a new director, museums must find a Superhero that is powerful, intelligent, highly skilled, and opportunistic. Indications are that it also is important for the director to be honest, fair, communicative and inspirational. To be successful, the director must create a shared vision, form a team of trusted assistants and develop a management culture that shares an enthusiasm, energy and passion for the museum's mission. To guide their actions, the concept is proposed that directors need a museum conscience based on a moral compass, an intellectual compass and a physical and psychological compass. Directors traditionally trained as scientists or academics will be more successful if they increase their knowledge in fundraising, finances and personnel management.
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Os directores dos museus universitârios sâo responsâveis'por instituiçôes complexas que envolvem o ensino, a investigaçào, a conservaçâo e gestâo das colecçôes, a educaçâo informal, a exposiçâo e a disseminaçâo da informaçâo. Em ambiente por vezes muito dinâmicos, competitivos e politicamente 'carregados', as responsabilidades e as expectivas que pesam sobre estes directores transforrnam-nos em verdadeiros super-heróis. Um director deve ser poderoso, inteligente, altamente competente e ter sentido de oportunidade. Para além disso, deve ser honesto, justo, comunicativo e inspirador. Para ser bem sucedido, o director deverà ainda ser capaz de encorporar urna visâo a partilhar por todos, rodear-se de urna équipa de assistentes de confianca e desenvolver urna cultura de gestâo potenciadora de entusiasmos, de energia e de paixâo pela missâo do museu. O artigo apresenta e explora o conceito de 'consciência do museu' [museum conscience], fundado numa tripla bùssola orientadora da acçâo dos directores: urna bùssola moral, urna bùssola intelectual e urna bùssola fisica e psicològica. Os directores ditos 'centistas' ou 'académicos' terâo a ganhar em adquirir conhecimentos complementares emfundraising, finanças e gestâo de pessoal.
In:
Exposing and Exploiting the Distinct Character of University Museums and Collections, Proceedings of the Second Conference of the International Committee of ICOM for University Museums and Collections (UMAC), Sydney & Canberra, September-October 2002, , 2002, 2002,2003, Seiten 55-64
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English
URN:
urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-100177724
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