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Science museums have paradoxes at their core. They must be accessible and fun while representing increasingly complex science. They must be both historic and contemporary. Their …
From their quirky origins to their contemporary role as centers of advocacy, a look at the secret lives of science museums-past, present, and future. Science museums have paradoxes …
Anatomy museums contain some of the most compelling and challenging displays of the human body. This innovative book focusing on one such museum - in Scotland's northeast - opens …
People collect to connect with the past, personal and historic, to exercise some small and perfect degree of control over a carefully chosen portion of the world. The Grain of the …
For better or worse, museums are changing from forbidding bastions of rare art into audience-friendly institutions that often specialize in "e;blockbuster"e; exhibitions …
In this thought-provoking new work, historian Justin M. Jacobs challenges the widely accepted belief that much of Western museums’ treasures were acquired by imperialist plunder …
This classic text has become essential reading for all those working in the field of museum studies.
Ceramics give pleasure to our everyday lives, from the beauty of a vase's elegant curves to the joy of a meal served upon a fine platter. Ceramics originate in a direct engagement …
The wild success of the traveling Body Worlds exhibition is testimony to the powerful allure that human bodies can have when opened up for display in gallery spaces. But while …
Cultures of Collecting traces the psychology, history and theory of the compulsion to accumulate, focusing not only on the recognised collections of the Western canon, but also on …