Museum Administration & Museology

Drawing together a selection of high quality, intellectually robust and stimulating articles on both theoretical and practice-based developments in the field, this Reader investigates the closely linked areas of management and marketing in the museum. ...

The development of interactive displays has transformed the traditional museum world in the last decade. Visitors are no longer satisfied by simply gazing at worthy displays in glass cases - they expect to have hands-on experience of the objects and be...

A number of developments in the museum movement during the last few years have forced museums to give greater attention to ethical issues. Members of a profession are increasingly regarded constituting an ethical community. Every person with such a...

Handbook for Museums provides basic information for people working in the museum world. Formed around a commitment to professionalism in museum practice, the sections provide basic information on management, security, conservation and education, and...

The current economic climate, coupled with an all embracing desire for museums to be respondent to 'the market' make a proper grounding in management essential. The 'bottom line' is one of the most powerful measures of management performance. Museums and...

Essential reading for all professionals concerned with museums and the cultural heritage, with the architecture and design of museums and for those providing service for the disabled. The volume provides access to some of the best practice in the...

This innovative new history examines in-depth how the growing popularity of large-scale international survey exhibitions, or 'biennials', has influenced global contemporary art since the 1950s. * Provides a comprehensive global history of biennialization...

Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums around the world as sites of democratic public space. * Explores the role of museums around the world as sites of public discourse and democracy * Examines the changing idea of the museum in...

Exhibition Experiments is a lively collection that considers experiments with museological form that challenge our understanding of - and experience with - museums. * Explores examples of museum experimentalism in light of cutting-edge museum theory *...

Museums After Modernism is a unique collectionthat showcases the ways questions about the museum go to the heart of contemporary debates about the production, consumption and distribution of art. The book features expert artists, curators and art...

Museums After Modernism is a unique collectionthat showcases the ways questions about the museum go to the heart of contemporary debates about the production, consumption and distribution of art. The book features expert artists, curators and art...

"New Museum Theory and Practice" is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition. This work: contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field while creating a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641893718Author Susan ShifrinFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press

Forward planning is esential for most organizations, but especially so for museums and heritage bodies, with responsibilities stretching forward to infinity. Forwrd Planning provides a complete basic guide, from the principles on which planning is...

Written by a team of legal experts on copyright, this user-friendly, comprehensive guide is the essential reference tool for everyone in the world of museums and galleries whose work brings them into contact with copyright-related questions. It...

The Industrial Heritage is the first integrated approach to the assessment, conservation, interpretation, financing and management of the complex heritage of industrial cultures. It breaks new ground, as the authors (both active workers in the field)...

The life story of John Rice Irwin, a man of myriad interests who, somewhat by chance, started collecting memorabilia from his Southern Appalachian culture. The gathering of these cherished relics, tied to his colorful and beloved kin and acquaintances,...

Come, Stay, Learn, Play: A Guide to Making the Museum Experience is a practical guide for those on the front-line of museums, as well as leadership, on creating memorable moments through extraordinary interactions. Through interviews with experience...

This ground-breaking book is the first to provide museum staff, librarians and archivists with practical guidance on creating and organizing successful exhibitions. Drawing on international museum practice but applicable to any exhibition or display,...

Managing previously unmanaged collections can be challenging. The process of securing the collection and making it accessible needs the mindset of a collections manager as well as the one of a project manager. The target audience are museum professionals...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789068327472Author Paul R. VoogtFormat PaperbackPage Count 135Imprint KIT PublishersPublisher KIT PublishersWeight(grams) 328g

Museum Diplomacy makes the case for the significance of museums’ activities in the global sphere by bringing together contributions from leading practitioners and scholars who critically assess the sector’s global engagement, providing insights into the...

This book present a model to help you to make sense of exhibitions your museum has curated. Whether implicit or intentional, decisions made about interpretive focus, curatorial power, and curatorial intent indelibly shape the resulting exhibition and...

Museums reflect a nation's character, as well as define it. Museums around the world have been shaped by globalization, and in turn have shaped a global public's understanding of local, regional, or national identity. Essayists consider the politics of...

Museum Accessibility by Design: A Systemic Approach to Organizational Change addresses the design of museum accessibility strategy, offering cases, tools and resources to facilitate its critical deployment and guide its evolution in museums through...

Our planet is at risk from climate change, war, terrorism, drought and extreme weather events, and the unintended consequences of unfettered biotechnological and economic development. Many of these problems are the consequence of an erroneous and...

This title brings together a wide-ranging collection of works relating to the biodeterioration and conservation of art, architecture, and archaeological sites around the world. This volume presents the work of dozens of leading scientist working on the...

This updated edition of Defining Memory: Local Museums and the Construction of History in America's Changing Communities offers readers multiple lenses for viewing and discussing local institutions. New chapters are included in a section titled...

Innovative application of strategic and experiential marketing in the museum sector to increase audience engagement.Uses the case study of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Arts in Rome. This book will be a valuable resource for educational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780931201639Author Christine SteinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint American Association of MuseumsPublisher American Association of...

Here is a comprehensive guide to financial management and stability for museums that provides context for the financial issues faced by museums and offer suggestions to mitigate them. It will help the reader understand why finances are chronic issues,...

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138456983Author Amy McCollFormat HardbackImprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

Experts all agree that human beings can mitigate climate change by changing how we use energy for heat, light, movement, and production. Stewards of heritage sites and collections can engage the public at the grassroots level to raise awareness about the...

Unique and dynamic guide to managing cultural. Draws on research and practice. Essential reading for researchers, policy makers and managers working in cultural centers and museum management.Book InformationISBN 9781032182100Author Tomas JärvinenFormat...

.Book InformationISBN 9780367534486Author Aileen O'DriscollFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 138g

Surveying over thirty different positions in the museum profession, this is the essential guide for anyone considering entering the field, or a career change within it.From exhibition designer to shop manager, this comprehensive survey views the latest...

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9782884492218Author Amy McCollFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 249g

The ICMS Handbook is acknowledged as the international standard text for basic security procedures. It was first published as A Basic Guide to Museum Security, and is now fully revised, enlarged and updated. The manual covers: general principles...

The Private Collector's Museum connects the rising popularity of private museums with evolving models of collecting and philanthropy, and new inter-relationships between private and public space. It examines how contemporary collectors construct museums...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789068327496Author Marjolein BeumerFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint KIT PublishersPublisher KIT PublishersWeight(grams) 258g