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Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the Histories, Functions, and Aspirations of Museums Juilee Decker 9781538155721
RRP: £88.00£80.82This book explores the histories and functions of museums while also looking at the current standing of museums and their ongoing efforts toward relevance, resiliency, and future-proofing. Section I examines the beginnings of museums with chapters... -
Interpreting American Jewish History at Museums and Historic Sites by Avi Y. Decter 9781442264359
RRP: £38.00£33.51Jews are part and parcel of American history. From colonial port cities to frontier outposts, from commercial and manufacturing centers to rural villages, and from metropolitan regions to constructed communities, Jews are found everywhere and throughout... -
Programming for People with Special Needs: A Guide for Museums and Historic Sites by Katie Stringer 9781442227606
RRP: £75.00£65.37Programming for People with Special Needs: A Guide for Museums and Historic Sites will help museums and historic sites become truly inclusive educational experiences. The book is unique because it covers education and inclusion for those with both... -
The Legal Guide for Museum Professionals by Julia Courtney 9781442230422
RRP: £40.00£35.22Museums are multifaceted institutions that reach across all disciplines and encounter a complex range of legal questions. Experts in museum and art law join forces in this essay-format volume. These unique, nonprofit cultural organizations face a myriad... -
Positioning Your Museum as a Critical Community Asset: A Practical Guide by Robert P. Connolly 9781442275706
RRP: £40.00£34.94In this how-to guide, practitioners at cultural heritage venues share their experiences in building sustainable relationships with their geographic and demographic communities. The volume includes practical discussions of activity types that museums can... -
The Manual of Museum Learning by Brad King 9781442258464
RRP: £115.00£100.74Museum learning is a vital component of the lifelong-learning process. In this new edition of The Manual of Museum Learning, leading museum education professionals offer practical advice for creating successful learning experiences in museums and related... -
Museum and Historic Site Management: A Case Study Approach by Samantha Chmelik 9781442256378
RRP: £72.00£62.81Museum and Historic Site Management: A Case Study Approach utilizes the classic business case study approach to help museum and public history professionals think through different scenarios and understand/anticipate different points of view in resolving... -
Archives for the Lay Person: A Guide to Managing Cultural Collections by Lois Hamill 9780759119727
RRP: £43.00£37.78For volunteers or staff at small organizations, collections management can be a daunting task. Archives for the Lay Person is a guidebook for people who care for historical records, photographs, and collections but do not have the appropriate... -
Museum Collection Ethics: Acquisition, Stewardship, and Interpretation by Steven Miller 9781538135198
RRP: £59.00£51.45Collection ethics - the third rail of the museum profession. What are the encompassing issues museum face regarding how they acquire, keep and work with their collections? Museum Collection Ethics discusses the complexities inherent in preserving and... -
Museums and Millennials: Engaging the Coveted Patron Generation by Jaclyn Spainhour 9781538118580
RRP: £35.00£30.95Is your museum struggling to entice and engage a millennial audience? In Museums and Millennials author Jackie Spainhour offers a new and innovative approach to attracting and retaining the interest of millennial patrons through an easy-to-implement and... -
Interpreting Immigration at Museums and Historic Sites by Dina A. Bailey 9781442263246
RRP: £30.00£26.68Interpreting Immigration at Museums and Historic Sites draws from the collective learning of the forty museums and historic sites that make up the Immigration and Civil Rights Network of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Members of the... -
Is It Okay to Sell the Monet?: The Age of Deaccessioning in Museums by Julia Courtney 9781442270824
RRP: £36.00£31.81Museums have moved beyond exclusively collections-based missions, and the economics of museums have tightened considerably. As a result, the tenor of the discussion around the practice of deaccessioning and use of its proceeds has become livelier, if not... -
Museum Education for Today's Audiences: Meeting Expectations with New Models by Jason L. Porter 9781538148594
RRP: £93.00£81.80This book will help museum educators meet visitors' changing expectations, train and prepare responsive educators, and develop models for the futureAbout the AuthorJason L. Porter is the Kayla Skinner Deputy Director for Education and Public Engagement... -
Interpreting the Civil War at Museums and Historic Sites by Kevin M. Levin 9781442273696
RRP: £30.00£26.47Public historians working at museums and historic sites focused on the Civil War era are tasked with interpreting a period of history that remains deeply controversial. Many visitors have strong connections to historic sites such as battlefields and... -
Interpreting American Jewish History at Museums and Historic Sites by Avi Y. Decter 9781442264342
RRP: £84.00£73.46Jews are part and parcel of American history. From colonial port cities to frontier outposts, from commercial and manufacturing centers to rural villages, and from metropolitan regions to constructed communities, Jews are found everywhere and throughout... -
The Civic Mission of Museums by Anthony Pennay 9781538131855
RRP: £37.00£32.66The Civic Mission of Museums, explores the way in which museums can leverage their collections and their connections within and beyond their communities to serve democracy as a whole.Book InformationISBN 9781538131855Author Anthony PennayFormat... -
Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies by John Edward Simmons 9781442277441
£93.10Care of the collections is a core responsibility for all museums and related cultural institutions. The foundation of collections care and stewardship is good collections management policies. This revised edition of Things Great and Small is a... -
Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums: A Handbook for Volunteer Management by Kristy Van Hoven 9781442262508
RRP: £68.00£59.06We are in the middle of a museum paradigm shift and a new type of museum volunteer is emerging from the community. Non-profit volunteers are looking for unique and satisfying ways to engage in their communities and museums are primed to offer just the... -
Developing Civic Engagement in Urban Public Art Programs by Jessica L. DeShazo 9781442257283
RRP: £90.00£78.18What can public art do for a community? How can city governments and others that create public art develop projects that build community and engage civil society? Creating Civic Engagement in Urban Public Art addresses these and other critical questions... -
Interpreting American Military History at Museums and Historic Sites by Marc K. Blackburn 9781442239739
RRP: £84.00£73.46Across the country, museums and historic sites welcome visitors into a world long gone but fundamental to America today. Military history in particular is etched into our country's culture and the public's imagination. The trouble, though, for museums... -
Change Is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum by Avi Y. Decter 9781538161661
RRP: £35.00£30.71Seizing the Moment will empower museum professionals, institutional leaders, funders and supporters to address the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic, economic dislocation, and social protest and stimulate new thinking about the future directions... -
The Historic District Action Guide: From Designation Campaigns to Keeping Districts Vital by William E. Schmickle 9781538103531
RRP: £117.00£101.64The Historic District Action Guide: From Designation Campaigns to Keeping Districts Vital is a results-oriented, straight-talking guide for local activists, professionals, and preservation commissions committed to winning and maintaining local historic... -
The Civic Mission of Museums by Anthony Pennay 9781538131848
RRP: £72.00£63.31The Civic Mission of Museums, explores the way in which museums can leverage their collections and their connections within and beyond their communities to serve democracy as a whole.About the AuthorAnthony Pennay is the Chief Learning Officer for the... -
Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials by Carol Smallwood 9780810883581
RRP: £71.00£61.70Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Writing for Museums by Margot Wallace 9781538166246
RRP: £77.00£68.02Whether written by administrators, staffers, freelancers, or interns, words are delivered by people in your museums with the knowledge, to be interpreted by strangers. This new edition features seven new chapters and a focus on inclusivity and... -
Inventorying Cultural Heritage Collections: A Guide for Museums and Historical Societies by Sandra Vanderwarf 9781538166499
RRP: £37.00£32.66This is the first book to walk collections practitioners through this foundational collections stewardship function. Rooted in best practice theories, the book is based on the premise that collections preservation, security, and access are anchored in a... -
Interpreting the Environment at Museums and Historic Sites by Debra A. Reid 9781538115497
RRP: £41.00£36.08State and local history collections provide a foundation for telling stories of the ways that humans have interacted with their environments over time, changing them, destroying them, conserving them, sustaining them. This book re-focuses thinking about... -
Leadership Matters: Leading Museums in an Age of Discord by Anne W. Ackerson 9781538118313
RRP: £75.00£65.77First published in 2013, this revision of Leadership Matters features nine new profiles and a new chapter of emerging museum leader voices, proving that leadership is as much about individuals as institutions. Using personal insights from the history... -
Interpreting the Environment at Museums and Historic Sites by Debra A. Reid 9781538115480
RRP: £90.00£78.81Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Reinventing the Museum: The Evolving Conversation on the Paradigm Shift by Gail Anderson 9780759119642
RRP: £129.00£114.29Reinventing the Museum: The Evolving Conversation on the Paradigm Shift offers 44 seminal articles representing the changing perspectives about the role of museums in contemporary times. The book includes iconic pieces from the 20th century and presents... -
Beyond the Numbers: Budgeting for Museum Professionals by Kristine Zickuhr 9781538156391
RRP: £37.00£32.66The book is particularly suited for staff members in small or medium-sized museums who are interested in understanding and developing basic budgets. It would also serve as a helpful resource for individuals advancing into leadership positions which... -
101 Museum Programs Under $100: Proven Programs that Work on a Shoestring Budget by Lauren E. Hunley 9781538103036
RRP: £35.00£30.95Museums are amazing places doing astonishing things, often with little time and money. How do you create quality museum programming without breaking the bank? This book presents successful programs that have been successfully presented in real museums... -
Lost in the Museum: Buried Treasures and the Stories They Tell by Nancy Moses 9780759110700
RRP: £30.00£26.47Few beyond the insider realize that museums own millions of objects the public never sees. In Lost in the Museum, Nancy Moses takes the reader behind the Oemployees onlyO doors to uncover the stories buried-along with the objects-in the crypts of... -
Interpreting the Legacy of Women's Suffrage at Museums and Historic Sites by Page Harrington 9781538118771
RRP: £30.00£26.68Interpreting the Legacy of Women's Suffrage at Museums and Historic Sites is an invaluable guide for public historians and site practitioners who are responsible for interpretation and education. The book begins with an expanded chronology linking... -
Partnership Power: Essential Museum Strategies for Today's Networked World by Marsha L. Semmel 9781538103135
RRP: £90.00£79.21Partnership Power situates museum-related partnerships, collaborations, and networks within today's dynamic, ever-changing environment-with the increased emphasis on museums to demonstrate measurable impact in their communities and in view of exponential... -
Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens at Museums and Historic Sites by Kristin L. Gallas 9781538100707
RRP: £30.00£26.68Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens offers advice, examples, and replicable practices for the comprehensive development and implementation of slavery-related school and family programs at museums and historic sites. Developing successful... -
Inward, Outward, Onward, Upward: A Lifelong Journey Towards Anti-Oppression and Inclusion in Museums by Cecile Shellman 9781538193068
RRP: £62.00£53.58Inward, Outward, Onward, Upward: A Lifelong Journey Towards Anti-Oppression and Inclusion in Museums puts forth an incisive look at diversity, equity, accessibility, inclusion, anti-racism, pro-marginalized people and museums. It asks its readers—museum... -
Exhibit Makeovers: A Do-It-Yourself Workbook for Small Museums by Alice Parman 9781442278660
RRP: £39.00£34.37Since its publication in 2008, Exhibit Makeovers has been a useful do-it-yourself handbook for museum staff and volunteers. Exhibit Makeovers is a workbook that provides grounding in interpretive principles, how-to-advice, step-by-step guidance, and... -
Doing Women's History in Public: A Handbook for Interpretation at Museums and Historic Sites by Heather Huyck 9781442264175
RRP: £36.00£31.55A complete guide to interpreting women's history. Women's history is everywhere, not only in historic house museums named for women but also in homes named for famous men, museums of every conceivable kind, forts and battlefields, even ships, mines, and... -
Leading the Historical Enterprise: Strategic Creativity, Planning, and Advocacy for the Digital Age by Bruce W. Dearstyne 9780759123991
RRP: £42.00£36.64Leading the Historical Enterprise: Strategic Creativity, Planning, and Advocacy for the Digital Age presents new ideas and strategies for leading and innovating in museums, historical societies, historic sites, and other state and local history programs...