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xii, 402 pages ; 26 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-401). |
| Contents |
The gloom of the museum (1917) / John Cotton Dana -- What is a museum? (1942) / Theodore Low -- A twelve point program for museum renewal (1970) / Alma Wittlin -- The museum, a temple or the forum (1971) / Duncan F. Cameron -- Rethinking the museum: an emerging new paradigm (1990) / Stephen E. Weil -- Museums in the age of deconstruction (1992) / Michael M. Ames -- The real multiculturalism: a struggle for authority and power (1992) / Amalia Mesa-Bains -- "Hey! That's mine": thoughts on pluralism and American museums (1992) / Edmund Barry Gaither -- An agenda for museums in the twenty-first century (1999) / Harold Skramstad -- The contextual model of learning (2000) / John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking -- The museum's role in a multicultural society (1992) / Claudine K. Brown -- Staying away: why people choose not to visit museums (1983) / Marilyn G. Hood -- The visitors' bill of rights (2000) / Judy Rand -- United states: a science in the making (1993) / C.G. Screven -- Can museums be all things to all people? Missions, goals, and marketing's role (2000) / Neil Kotler, Philip Kotler -- Museum exhibitions and the dynamics of dialogue (1999) / Kathleen McLean -- Changing practices of interpretation (1997) / Lisa C. Roberts -- Making meaning together: lessons from the field of american history (1993) / Lois H. Silverman -- Is there method in our madness? Improvisation in the practice of museum education (1999) / Mary Ellen Munley -- Mining the museum: an installation confronting history (1993) / Lisa G. Corrin -- Evaluating the ethics and consciences of museums (1994) / Robert Sullivan -- What is the object of this exercise? A meandering exploration of the many meanings of objects in museums (1999) / Elaine Heumann Gurian -- Collecting then, collecting today: what's the difference? (2002) / Stephen E. Weil -- Collections planning: pinning down a strategy (2002) / James B. Gardner, Elizabeth Merritt -- Who cares? Conservation in a contemporary context (1999) / Carole Milner -- A philosophical perspective on the ethics and resolution of cultural properties issues (1999) / Karen J. Warren -- Deft deliberations (1991) / Dan L. Monroe, Walter Echo-Hawk -- Deaccessioning: the american perspective (1991) / Marie C. Malaro -- Creampuffs and hardball: are you really worth what you cost or just merely worthwhile? (1995) / Stephen E. Weil -- The well-managed museum (1989) / Stephen E. Weil, Earl F. Cheit -- Museum accountability: laws, rules, ethics, and accreditation (1991) / Willard L. Boyd -- Toward a new governance (1997) / John Carver -- Institution-wide change in museums (1993) / Will Phillips -- Persistent paradoxes (1997) / Robert Janes. |
| Summary |
This volume gathers 35 seminal articles reflecting over 100 years of dialogue within the museum community about what it means to be a high-quality, relevant institution. Important reading for museum professionals, students, and anyone interested in museums and their development. |
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Heimatmuseum Gründau. (DE-588)2163520-1
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Historisches Museum Frankfurt. Museumspädagogik. (DE-588)5570191-7
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Museums -- Philosophy.
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Museums -- Social aspects.
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Museums -- Historiography.
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Cultural property -- Protection.
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Musées -- Philosophie.
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Musées -- Aspect social.
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Musées -- Historiographie.
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Biens culturels -- Protection.
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Cultural property -- Protection.
(OCoLC)fst00885019
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Museums -- Historiography.
(OCoLC)fst01030172
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Museums -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01030191
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Museums -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01030203
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Museumkunde.
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Rolverwisseling.
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Museumskunde. (DE-588)4170787-4
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Museus (filosofia)
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Museus (aspectos sociais)
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Patrimônio cultural.
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Musée.
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Aspect social.
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Philosophie.
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Protection du patrimoine.
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Rôle social.
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Bien culturel.
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| Indexed Term |
Aufsatzsammlung |
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Added Author |
Anderson, Gail, 1954-
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Reinventing the museum. Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, ©2004 (OCoLC)741874019 |
| ISBN |
0759101698 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780759101692 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0759101701 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780759101708 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780759101708 |
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