The International Council of Museums, supported actively by the Cultural Heritage Division of UNESCO, answers, with Museum Basics, one of the most pressing training needs of the worldwide museum community. What are the basic principles that should underly museum work everywhere? What ideas can apply to ill-equipped and under-staffed museums wherever they are found - in Africa, the Highlands of Scotland, the Middle East, or South East Asia? In this book, the authors' wide range of experience in working with museums with limited resources proposes the simple ideas which should underpin all professional museum training courses.