Introduction to Museum Work

G. Ellis Burcaw (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

1997 | 3rd Revised edition
Altamira Press (Verlag)
978-0-7619-8925-7 (ISBN)

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Offers definitions for the terms that museum workers need to know. This book contains chapters which includes exercises. It is suitable for the classroom or for novice museum workers.

Part 1 Museums and collections: museum defined; beginning of the museum; museums today; museums and museum fields; organization and support; collecting theory - general and science museums; collecting theory - history museums; collecting theory - art museums; registration and cataloguing; care of collections; security; use of the collections; permanent exhibits. Part 2 Interpretation in the museum: temporary exhibits; visitors and interpretation; education and activities; museum architecture. Part 3 Museums and society: historic preservation; philosophy and public image; practical matters; the law; trends and tomorrow; recommended resources.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.4.1997
Reihe/Serie	American Association for State & Local History
Zusatzinfo	index
Verlagsort	California
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 235 mm
Gewicht	463 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-7619-8925-0 / 0761989250
ISBN-13	978-0-7619-8925-7 / 9780761989257
Zustand	Neuware