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The Manual of Museum Management by Gail Dexter Lord 9780759111981
$147.76The Manual of Museum Management presents a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the principles of museum organization, the ways in which people work together to accomplish museum objectives, and the ways in which museums, large and small, can function... -
Systems Thinking in Museums: Theory and Practice by Yuha Jung 9781442279247
RRP: $86.10$79.49Systems Thinking in Museums explores systems thinking and the practical implication of it using real-life museum examples to illuminate various entry points and stages of implementation and their challenges and opportunities. Its premise is that museums... -
Heritage Gardens: Care, Conservation, Management by Sheena Mackellar Goulty 9780415074742
RRP: $88.18$77.18Heritage gardens create huge management headaches. How does one preserve a garden designed for the enjoyment of the few when the advent of the many grinds it away to nothing? The answer, as presented in Heritage Gardens is a subterfuge: preserve the... -
Reimagining Historic House Museums: New Approaches and Proven Solutions by Kenneth C. Turino 9781442272989
RRP: $81.90$73.02Drawing from innovative organizations across the United States, Reimagining Historic House Museums is an indispensable source of field-tested tools and techniques drawn from such wide-ranging sources as non-profit management, business strategy, and... -
Managing People and Projects in Museums: Strategies that Work by Martha Morris 9781442273665
RRP: $75.60$70.12In Managing People and Projects in Museums, readers will discover a practical guide to managing projects and important lessons about the critical role of individuals in the museum workplace. The chapters are illustrated with the experiences and... -
Interpreting Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites by Kristin L. Gallas 9780759123267
RRP: $75.60$66.80Interpreting Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites aims to move the field forward in its collective conversation about the interpretation of slavery-acknowledging the criticism of the past and acting in the present to develop an inclusive interpretation... -
Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You by David Kyvig 9781442270084
RRP: $77.70$71.97Nearby History by David E. Kyvig and Myron A. Marty is one of the essential volumes on any public historian's bookshelf and syllabus. Whereas every other "how to do history" book seems aimed at fledgling academic historians and grounds its advice on... -
Museum Gallery Activities: A Handbook by Sharon Vatsky 9781538108642
RRP: $73.50$65.00During the course of an interactive museum tour a skilled educator will be able to elicit multiple responses and keep the conversation moving toward new discoveries, but no matter how competent the educator, there will always be some participants who... -
The Manual of Museum Learning by Brad King 9781442258471
RRP: $121.80$107.08Museum 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... -
Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums by Simon Hayhoe 9781442272057
RRP: $176.40$154.67Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums seeks to answer two questions: 1.Given the guiding principle of visual art being understood only by sight, what do people understand when sight is diminished or not there? 2.Moreover, given the experience of... -
The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Media and Communication by Kirsten Drotner
RRP: $92.38$80.72Museums today find themselves within a mediatised society, where everyday life is conducted in a data-full and technology-rich context. In fact, museums are themselves mediatised: they present a uniquely media-centred environment, in which communicative... -
The Multisensory Museum: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Touch, Sound, Smell, Memory, and Space by Nina Levent 9780759123540
RRP: $205.80$180.81Recent research in the cognitive sciences gives us a new perspective on the cognitive and sensory landscape. In The Multisensory Museum: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Touch, Sound, Smell, Memory, and Space, museum expert Nina Levent and Alvaro... -
So You Want to Work in a Museum? by Tara Young 9781538124093
RRP: $63.00$56.03A One-Stop Guide to Museum Careers People who love art, are fascinated by archaeology, or are history buffs may have considered the idea of working in a museum. But experience as a museum visitor reveals only the public-facing side of the museum, and not... -
City Museums and City Development by Ian Jones 9780759111813
RRP: $63.00$56.03Traditionally, city museums have been keepers of city history. Many have been exercises in nostalgia, reflecting city pride. However, a new generation of museums focuses increasingly on the city's present and future as well as its past, and on the city... -
Historic House Museums in the United States and the United Kingdom: A History by Linda Young 9781442239760
RRP: $186.90$172.43Historic House Museums in the United States and the United Kingdom: A History addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. Everyone understands the special nature of an art museum, a national museum, or a science museum,... -
A Deaccession Reader by Stephen E. Weil 9780931201509
RRP: $100.80$82.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780931201509Author Stephen E. WeilFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint American Association of MuseumsPublisher American Association of... -
Marketing the Museum by Fiona McLean 9780415152938
RRP: $83.98$73.63Marketing the Museum is the ideal guide to the ways in which museums can overcome the numerous hurdles on the route to truly achieving a marketing orientation.The history of the museum is one of shifting purposes and changing ideals and this volume asks... -
Museums in the Digital Age: Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture by Susana Smith Bautista 9780759124134
RRP: $105.00$91.90Museums in the Digital Age: Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture showcases how the use of technology in museums should be understood as factors directly related to the museums' notion of community, local culture, and place, whether these... -
Registration Methods for the Small Museum by Daniel B. Reibel 9781442277120
RRP: $84.00$73.96Registration Methods for the Small Museum has been the definitive guide to registration methodology for small museums since 1978. The book covers all aspects of the registration process and provides practical solutions for the small museum professional... -
Museums Without Barriers: A New Deal For the Disabled by Fondation de France
RRP: $104.98$91.35Essential 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... -
The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice by Sarah S. Brophy 9780759123243
RRP: $214.20$174.87Environmentally friendly practices are crucial to the mission of museums, which, as houses of preservation, are uniquely suited to modeling green behavior and sustainability. The Green Museum remains the leading handbook for museums seeking to learn ways... -
Museums in the Digital Age: Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture by Susana Smith Bautista 9780759124127
RRP: $237.30$193.35Museums in the Digital Age: Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture showcases how the use of technology in museums should be understood as factors directly related to the museums' notion of community, local culture, and place, whether these... -
Riches, Rivals, and Radicals: A History of Museums in the United States by Marjorie Schwarzer 9781538128060
RRP: $235.20$207.38Since it was first published in 2006, Riches, Rivals and Radicals has been the go-to text for introductory museum studies courses. It is also of great value to professionals as well as museum lovers who want to learn the stories behind how and why these... -
A Museums and Community Toolkit by American Alliance of Museums 9780931201820
RRP: $79.80$65.52This toolkit is designed to help museums plan successful museum-community dialogues. It includes helpful hints, logistical tips, and sample documents for organizing a structured and creative conversation among people involved in the day-to-day business... -
Welcoming Museum Visitors with Unapparent Disabilities by Beth Redmond-Jones 9781538172001
RRP: $84.00$73.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538172001Author Beth Redmond-JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield -
Museums 101 by Mark Walhimer 9781442230170
RRP: $174.30$152.86Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Museum as Experience: Learning, Connection, and Shared Space by Susan Shifrin 9781802701487
RRP: $52.40$50.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802701487Author Susan ShifrinFormat PaperbackPage Count 187Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press -
Inward, Outward, Onward, Upward: A Lifelong Journey Towards Anti-Oppression and Inclusion in Museums by Cecile Shellman 9781538193075
RRP: $52.50$45.76Inward, 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... -
Museum Resilience: Adaptive Planning for a New Era by Susan Guyette 9781538189160
RRP: $63.00$56.03Focused on multiple-scenario planning method, Museum Resilience gets to the “how” for expanding inclusivity and decolonization efforts, as well as adapting in a time of visitation and financial challenges. Unique features of the book include explaining... -
Dimensions of Curation: Considering Competing Values for Intentional Exhibition Practices by Ann Rowson Love 9781538167366
RRP: $88.20$77.55This 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... -
Interactive Museum Tours: A Guide to In-Person and Virtual Experiences by Sharon Vatsky 9781538167410
RRP: $63.00$56.03This easy-to-follow yet comprehensive book provides everything an educator working in a museum or school, in person or online, needs to develop experiences that encourage close looking, spark the imagination, and support the development of critical... -
A Practical Guide to Fundraising for Small Museums: Maximizing the Marketing-Development Connection by Sheldon Wolf 9781538103258
RRP: $134.40$122.70A Practical Guide to Fundraising for Small Museums: Maximizing the Marketing-Development Connection turns the traditional development program on its ears, as it starts with the needs of donors rather than the needs of the organization. Just like... -
Debunk & Develop: How to Thrive In a Bad Economy by Lucy Ruth 9781999081461
RRP: $27.28$21.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999081461Author Lucy RuthFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Debunk & Develop How to Thrive in a Bad EconomyPublisher Debunk & Develop How to... -
Systems Thinking in Museums: Theory and Practice by Yuha Jung 9781442279230
RRP: $189.00$173.50Systems Thinking in Museums explores systems thinking and the practical implication of it using real-life museum examples to illuminate various entry points and stages of implementation and their challenges and opportunities. Its premise is that museums... -
Living History: Effective Costumed Interpretation and Enactment at Museums and Historic Sites by David B. Allison 9781442263819
RRP: $63.00$56.03Engaging audiences through costumed staff at museums and historic sites is one of the most effective ways to interpret the past for a public used to multimedia presentations on their TVs and computers. Here, David Allison, who has worked at several... -
Membership Marketing in the Digital Age: A Handbook for Museums and Libraries by Patricia Rich 9781442259812
RRP: $100.80$89.15Membership marketing and management is an ever more demanding role within the institutions served-meeting fiscal demands, keeping pace with online marketing opportunities, and making data-driven decisions. The demands are diverse and ever-changing. This... -
Folklife and Museums: Twenty-First Century Perspectives by C. Kurt Dewhurst 9781442272910
RRP: $241.50$221.70This cutting-edge new book is the replacement for Folklife and Museums: Selected Readings which was published nearly thirty years ago in 1987. The editors of that volume, Patricia Hall and Charlie Seemann, are now joined by C. Kurt Dewhurst as a third... -
The Historic District Action Guide: From Designation Campaigns to Keeping Districts Vital by William E. Schmickle 9781538103548
RRP: $111.30$102.90The 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... -
Financial Fundamentals for Historic House Museums by Rebekah Beaulieu 9781538100301
RRP: $157.50$145.07The first of its kind to offer a discussion of financial management particular to historic house museums, this book is a vital resource to preservationists, staff, volunteers, and board members of historic houses. A reference tool that is accessible in... -
Interpretative Master Planning: A Framework for Historical Sites by Elizabeth Nosek 9781538139257
RRP: $63.00$58.84Building on the theories first introduced by Freeman Tilden and the good work done in interpretive planning over the past 15 years, this book provides the reader with the basics needed for developing a strong interpretive master plan for their...