Conservation- "Art conservation is the preservation of art and objects of cultural heritage through Examination, Documentation, Treatment, and Prevention." [5, Midwest Art Conservation Center]

Collection Management-  everything that is done to preserve, develop, and make collections accessible for use. Including acquisition, legal and ethical issues, policy, planning, and relevance to mission and access refers to both intellectual and physical accessibility. Intellectual accessibility is how we make associated data about collections available. Physical accessibility involves access in storage and management of the different ways collections are physically used and the information that results from that usage (i.e., loans, exhibits, publications, cultural use, research, destructive testing, and educational programs, etc.) [6, Beloit College]

Acquisition- 1. The act of acquiring something. Museum Definition- “Acquisition is receiving a new object or group of items that will become part of the collection. The object can be accepted into the collection formally or informally, as explained below..” (Matassa ) Anything entering a museum collection is under (Acquisitions can be both permanent and  temporary) [1, Museum Collections Management: A Handbook,]

Policy for Acquisition- All collection will have policy around acquisitions (Also called the collection remit or collection development plan   [1, Museum Collections Management: A Handbook,]

Accession- generally taken to mean the official entry in the organization’s register where the objects acceptance is formally documented   [1, Museum Collections Management: A Handbook,]

Deaccessions-officially remove (an item) from the listed holdings of a library, museum, or art gallery, typically in order to sell it to raise funds. [1, Museum Collections Management: A Handbook,]

Museum Registrar-the primary steward responsible for the lifecycle management, legal documentation. They maintain: acquisitions, loans, deaccessions, legal documents, ensuring compliance with institutional policies while overseeing shipping, insurance, and the inventory of artifacts. 

Integrated Pest Management- Preventing Natural Specimens and material culture constructed from organic matter from being attacked and damaged by pests. 2 

Integrated Museum Approach- helps define the museum for the public 3 (combines a museums: mission,collection, values, and visions, and presents them in a way that the visitors can feel safe to learn. [8, Museums 101]

How it works- NAGPRA requires federal agencies and institutions that receive federal funds (including museums, universities, state agencies, and local governments) to repatriate or transfer Native American human remains and other cultural items to the appropriate parties by:

• Consulting with lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations on Native American human remains and other cultural items;

• Protecting and planning for Native American human remains and other cultural items that may be removed from federal or Tribal lands;

• Identifying and reporting all Native American human remains and other cultural items in inventories and summaries of holdings or collections; and

• Giving notice prior to repatriating or transferring human remains and other cultural items.

Restorer- "a technically skilled artisan who gussied up artworks according to the moment’s prevailing esthetic direction"

Stewardship- "the job of supervising or taking care of something" [9, Exhibition Design.]

Exhibition Design- designs that thrill, educate and entertain exhibition visitors, while also passing on necessary information about the practical aspects of exhibition practices, such as moving visitors safely through through exhibition spaces, design digestible and legible text, interaction, the integration of film, and exhibition construction  

Design Brief- a formulation or understanding of the project

Schematic Design- initial architectural phase that transforms program requirements into conceptual site plans, floor plans, and building forms  

Gateway text- an object that sets off a section