Post by: Mary Case, Inventory Consultant
Organizational Coach, Qm2: Quality Management to a
Higher Power
One resource that presented itself this year was Max
Anderson’s The Quality Instinct. Mr. Anderson, a highly regarded museum
professional, currently Director, Dallas Museum of Art, invites every reader to
understand the deepest questions art historians ask of themselves-- what is
quality -- in art, in all manmade things -- packaging design, automobiles,
kitchen tools, a good suit. He writes as
a memoirist, reminiscing about objects he has unearthed from the storerooms of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art or found in obscure Italian churches.
Rebecca Massie Lane, Director, and Dr. Elizabeth Johns, Co-Chair,
Collections and Exhibitions Committee, reviewed Anderson’s book together and
Beth led a discussion with the committee.
The Inventory Team presented pairs of accessioned objects for discussion: those of high quality along side something
not as stellar. 2 portraits, for
example. Folk carvings. There ensued lively revelations and insights
for the museum’s leadership, insights which will play out in museum policy and,
ultimately, in the lives of visitors to the museum
For a video of Mr. Anderson on The Quality Instinct
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