Answering key questions in the study of how museums communicate, Louise Ravelli provides a set of frameworks to investigate the complexities of communication in museums:* What is an appropriate level
Museum Movement Techniques describes the theory and methods of an original approach using movement to learn about museum objects. Joining practical examples to its theoretical base, it provides educat
Museums can work to reproduce ideologies and confirm the existing order of things, or as instruments of social reform. Yet objects in museums can exceed their designated roles as documents or specimen
Answering key questions in the study of how museums communicate, Louise Ravelli provides a set of frameworks to investigate the complexities of communication in museums:* What is an appropriate level
Fully updated and extended to examine the many changes that have occurred in the last decade, this second edition of world-renowned text Museum Basics provides a basic guide to all aspects of museum w
Arnold (The Wellcome Trust) examines the role played by museum makers and keepers in the production of factual knowledge during the scientific revolution. Focusing on the seventeenth century in Englan
Written over a thirty-five year career, the essays in Civilizing the Museum introduce students to the powerful, sometimes contested, and often unrealized notion that museums should welcome all because
Museums already serve as primary sources of alternative education and still have enormous potential for increased and even more innovative methods of teaching at all age levels. Specialist Talboys des
The role of the museum is changing, from object- and collections-centred to people-centred. Further, there are political pressures on museums to make proper use of all their resources, including the s
Get practical tools to successfully develop collaborative online learning projects!Virtual museums provide an opportunity to spark learning through online access to multi-sensory information, and coll
New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition. Contains 12 original essays that contribute to the f
New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition. Contains 12 original essays that contribute to the f
The most comprehensive book on preserving every type of collectible -- from the sentimental to the valuable -- from the Smithsonian's Senior Conservator.For both the serious collector and the sometim
This very practical book guides museums on how to create the highest quality experience possible for their visitors. Creating an environment that supports visitor engagement with collections means exa
This very practical book guides museums on how to create the highest quality experience possible for their visitors. Creating an environment that supports visitor engagement with collections means exa
The American Association of Museums presents the results of a survey of over 1000 museums, on the issue of facilities and risk management. The book begins by discussing the survey methodology, and int
Examining the birth and development of publicly funded municipal museums In England during the period, Hill (history, U. of Lincoln) asks why so many hopes and fears were pinned on them, how they acte
Repatriation of artifacts from museums back into Native American communities is a restorative, healing process. Unfortunately, it is also dangerous, because many of the materials were treated by museu
