Orality / Oral transmission Books
Rowman & Littlefield The Oral History Manual
Book SynopsisThe Oral History Manual, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive and user-friendly book designed to take novice or experienced oral historians through the entire life cycle of creating an oral history project, from idea through planning, interviewing, caring for, and making oral history interviews accessible. It includes updated information on: evolving technology, including the use ofand challenges associated withautomated transcription apps; ethical and practical considerations related to oral history and social justice, including interviews with people experiencing trauma; and challenges associated with real-time interviews conducted in the wake of natural and human-caused disasters. It emphasizes that an oral historian's work is not finished when the recorder is turned off, describing in detail the importance of fully processing and preserving oral histories and related materials. The book emphasizes the importance of oral history practitioners providing context for their work so researchers and others who encounter the materials in the future will understand fully the circumstances in which the oral histories were created. The Oral History Manual, Fourth Edition also provides readers background on the evolution of oral history practice and includes appendices with sample forms that oral historians will find useful as they develop their own projects.
£72.90
Rowman & Littlefield The Oral History Manual
Book SynopsisThe Oral History Manual, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive and user-friendly book designed to take novice or experienced oral historians through the entire life cycle of creating an oral history project, from idea through planning, interviewing, caring for, and making oral history interviews accessible. It includes updated information on: evolving technology, including the use ofand challenges associated withautomated transcription apps; ethical and practical considerations related to oral history and social justice, including interviews with people experiencing trauma; and challenges associated with real-time interviews conducted in the wake of natural and human-caused disasters. It emphasizes that an oral historian's work is not finished when the recorder is turned off, describing in detail the importance of fully processing and preserving oral histories and related materials. The book emphasizes the importance of oral history practitioners providing context for their work
£43.68
Rowman & Littlefield Think Like a Curator
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£82.80
Rowman & Littlefield Think Like a Curator
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£34.20
Rowman & Littlefield The Invisible History of Museum Computing
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£93.60
Rowman & Littlefield Museum Branding
Book SynopsisMuseums have unequaled brands in the world of learning and culture. They have earned the recognition and loyalty of their many audiences. The challenge is sustaining image, loyalty and support as audiences shift, grow, and change. Museum Branding: Reimagining the Museum is a forward-looking survey of museums as they navigate the present, and plan for the future, holding steady to their heritage. It looks at brands that have refreshed their identity, reframed their missions, and reconfirmed their right to audience loyalty and support. Museums of all sizes, genres, and geography over forty of them exemplify audience-centered branding practices outlined in nineteen chapters that include Collection and Exhibitions, Archives, Fundraising and Development, Partnerships, Talks and Speakers, and Videos. The chapter on Data adds a new perspective to branding literature. The chapter on Discussion Groups builds on the branding sustained and advanced by successful virtual programs. The Chapter on Research and Development gives essential priority developing relationships with prospective members, donors and supporters. The chapter on Publications shows the smart extension of branding into many platforms. An extensive index recognizes the value of this tool for searching specific concepts and museums.
£79.20
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Museum Branding
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£35.00
Rowman & Littlefield Leadership Succession and Transition for Museums
Book SynopsisThis book will help facilitate successful leadership transition in museums and arts organizations. It is commonly noted that the greatest number of airline accidents happen during takeoff and landing. The same is true for arts organizations; we are at our most vulnerable during times of transition and it is critical that staff and volunteer leadership succeed in this difficult phase. Surprisingly, staff and boards must invent the practice each time as there is currently no how to guide for leadership transition in the arts. The day that a CEO announces their resignation - whether of their own decision or not - is a milestone moment in an organization's history. It is a time of high vulnerability for the institution due to the challenges of appointing an effective interim director and high staff, board, and community anxiety about the future. Search committees are formed and more often than not include patrons and community representatives who are key stakeholders but may lack experience in effective hiring. Once the new executive is appointed, it is critical for the board members and the new director to begin with an intentional and strategic onboarding plan. The book features three main sections, covering the period from departure announcement to the final farewell; the search and interview process; and onboarding and succession planning. It was written for the boards of arts organizations, search committees, and for staff leadership.
£79.20
Rowman & Littlefield Evaluating Accessibility in Museums
Book SynopsisThis book bridges accessibility and evaluation through case studies of museums that highlight the role of evaluation in accessibility work. Stories from institutions of various sizes, types, and geographical locations highlight how diverse organizations have developed and grown accessibility initiatives and the vital role that evaluation has played in their evolution. Read about different types of accessibility initiatives and how they were evaluated, the impact of these programs on disabled (and at times non-disabled) visitors, what staff and community members learned, and their conversations about iterating and moving forward. In each case, evaluating accessibility work created better more responsive institutions who value, and are in conversation, with their various communities, while demonstrating the importance of always talking, always asking, always adapting, and always using evaluation to help guide you forward.
£65.70
Rowman & Littlefield Evaluating Accessibility in Museums
Book SynopsisThis book bridges accessibility and evaluation through case studies of museums that highlight the role of evaluation in accessibility work. Stories from institutions of various sizes, types, and geographical locations highlight how diverse organizations have developed and grown accessibility initiatives and the vital role that evaluation has played in their evolution. Read about different types of accessibility initiatives and how they were evaluated, the impact of these programs on disabled (and at times non-disabled) visitors, what staff and community members learned, and their conversations about iterating and moving forward. In each case, evaluating accessibility work created better more responsive institutions who value, and are in conversation, with their various communities, while demonstrating the importance of always talking, always asking, always adapting, and always using evaluation to help guide you forward.
£31.50
Rowman & Littlefield Purposeful Museum Programming Using Visitor
Book SynopsisPurposeful Museum Programming Using Visitor Response Pedagogies offers museums of all sizes and genres practical, accessible, and inclusive programming ideas. Museums need to embrace a new model of educational programming, prioritizing and nurturing visitors' personal responses to pieces while developing important skills in the process. By synthesizing research and teaching approaches in the field, this exploration demonstrates that museum programming grounded in effective theories of learning and emotional response is most impactful in building community among diverse learners, enhancing learning, and supporting social and emotional growth by validating visitors' unique life experiences and perspectives. Grouped as Visitor Response Pedagogies (VRPs), programming that focuses on these elements and other transferable skills offers a new model in museum education that is adaptable at museums of all genres. The VRP A-Z Toolkit offers a multitude of ideas and highlights innovative responsive programs occurring at museums all around the world. This is the new must-have educational handbook for all museums seeking new ways to enhance their programmatical offerings.
£86.40
Rowman & Littlefield Purposeful Museum Programming Using Visitor
Book SynopsisPurposeful Museum Programming Using Visitor Response Pedagogies offers museums of all sizes and genres practical, accessible, and inclusive programming ideas. Museums need to embrace a new model of educational programming, prioritizing and nurturing visitors' personal responses to pieces while developing important skills in the process. By synthesizing research and teaching approaches in the field, this exploration demonstrates that museum programming grounded in effective theories of learning and emotional response is most impactful in building community among diverse learners, enhancing learning, and supporting social and emotional growth by validating visitors' unique life experiences and perspectives. Grouped as Visitor Response Pedagogies (VRPs), programming that focuses on these elements and other transferable skills offers a new model in museum education that is adaptable at museums of all genres. The VRP A-Z Toolkit offers a multitude of ideas and highlights innovative responsive programs occurring at museums all around the world. This is the new must-have educational handbook for all museums seeking new ways to enhance their programmatical offerings.
£27.00
Rowman & Littlefield Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums and
Book SynopsisRecruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums is back with a highly anticipated second edition! A decade after the first edition''s release, this updated handbook offers fresh insights into the world of museum volunteers and their vital contributions to the success of organizations, both big and small. In the past 10 years, the world has undergone significant changes, and museum volunteer programs have had to adapt and evolve to keep up. The second edition is the perfect tool for anyone looking to start, maintain, revamp, or restart their museum''s volunteer program.The second edition offers new approaches to engaging community members in your organization and bringing diverse groups of volunteers into any department at your institution. Additionally, it provides practical advice on how to plan for and include volunteers in building a sustainable and exciting future for your museum. Whether you''re a seasoned volunteer manager or new to the field, this book offers valuable insights and strategies to help you navigate the ever-changing landscape of museum volunteer management. With Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums Second Edition, you''ll be equipped to create a thriving volunteer program that benefits your museum and its visitors for years to come.
£62.10
Rowman & Littlefield Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums and
Book SynopsisRecruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums is back with a highly anticipated second edition! A decade after the first edition''s release, this updated handbook offers fresh insights into the world of museum volunteers and their vital contributions to the success of organizations, both big and small. In the past 10 years, the world has undergone significant changes, and museum volunteer programs have had to adapt and evolve to keep up. The second edition is the perfect tool for anyone looking to start, maintain, revamp, or restart their museum''s volunteer program.The second edition offers new approaches to engaging community members in your organization and bringing diverse groups of volunteers into any department at your institution. Additionally, it provides practical advice on how to plan for and include volunteers in building a sustainable and exciting future for your museum. Whether you''re a seasoned volunteer manager or new to the field, this book offers valuable insights and strategies to help you navigate the ever-changing landscape of museum volunteer management. With Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums Second Edition, you''ll be equipped to create a thriving volunteer program that benefits your museum and its visitors for years to come.
£27.00
Rowman & Littlefield What Every Museum Director Should Know about
Book SynopsisWhile new directors learn how to manage and lead museums as part of their professional training and career development, the skills and knowledge required to work with boards---which are instrumental to a museum director's work---must somehow be acquired on the job as one's career progresses. What Every Museum Director Should Know about Boards is designed to empower new and aspiring museum directors by equipping them with the skills and knowledge to work with boards. What Every Museum Director Should Know about Boards uses museum-based vignettes of all-too-true situations encountered by new museum directors are used to illustrate what museum directors need to understand about their work with museum boards, so that they have the skills and knowledge to identify, assess, and successfully navigate the common issues they will inevitably encounter as a director. Following the vignette, analysis of the situation and strategic guidance are offered.A new director's understanding of how boards are structured and operate, how they will interact with the board, and what areas they will work on with the board are all critical to a new museum leader's success. However, busy new directors often do not have time to access the many widely dispersed resources about working with boards or to ascertain what parts of board operations will most affect their daily work. Consequently, What Every Museum Director Should Know about Boards outlines how boards are organized, discusses the common points of contact between the director and the museum's board, and examines the kinds of challenges museum directors will likely encounter in working with their boards. Given the importance of museum boards to the success of museums and a director's understanding of boards to their own career development, What Every Museum Director Should Know about Boards is an essential resource for new and aspiring museum directors.
£76.50
Rowman & Littlefield What Every Museum Director Should Know about
Book SynopsisWhile new directors learn how to manage and lead museums as part of their professional training and career development, the skills and knowledge required to work with boards---which are instrumental to a museum director's work---must somehow be acquired on the job as one's career progresses. What Every Museum Director Should Know about Boards is designed to empower new and aspiring museum directors by equipping them with the skills and knowledge to work with boards. What Every Museum Director Should Know about Boards uses museum-based vignettes of all-too-true situations encountered by new museum directors are used to illustrate what museum directors need to understand about their work with museum boards, so that they have the skills and knowledge to identify, assess, and successfully navigate the common issues they will inevitably encounter as a director. Following the vignette, analysis of the situation and strategic guidance are offered.A new director's understanding of how boards are structured and operate, how they will interact with the board, and what areas they will work on with the board are all critical to a new museum leader's success. However, busy new directors often do not have time to access the many widely dispersed resources about working with boards or to ascertain what parts of board operations will most affect their daily work. Consequently, What Every Museum Director Should Know about Boards outlines how boards are organized, discusses the common points of contact between the director and the museum's board, and examines the kinds of challenges museum directors will likely encounter in working with their boards. Given the importance of museum boards to the success of museums and a director's understanding of boards to their own career development, What Every Museum Director Should Know about Boards is an essential resource for new and aspiring museum directors.
£31.50
Rowman & Littlefield Museum Resilience
Book SynopsisFocused 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 worldview differences, value-based planning techniques (adaptive and multiple-scenario), the specifics of expanding museum income through collaborations, and ways of developing learning programs that support cultural continuance. The author has field-tested these methods for 30 years (over 50 plans completed), blending her graduate degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Urban and Regional Planning to design methods for cross-cultural planning.Integral to the book are planning processes for museums to use with communities in addressing these issues. Each chapter contains an annotated Further Readings feature, useful for textbook readers. Another feature of the book is the integration of examples concerning potential roles museums can take in opening environmental awareness. The author is an experienced leader in culturally diverse issues, focusing on value-based planning and designing techniques that work across cultures.
£65.70
Rowman & Littlefield Museum Resilience
Book SynopsisFocused 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 worldview differences, value-based planning techniques (adaptive and multiple-scenario), the specifics of expanding museum income through collaborations, and ways of developing learning programs that support cultural continuance. The author has field-tested these methods for 30 years (over 50 plans completed), blending her graduate degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Urban and Regional Planning to design methods for cross-cultural planning.Integral to the book are planning processes for museums to use with communities in addressing these issues. Each chapter contains an annotated Further Readings feature, useful for textbook readers. Another feature of the book is the integration of examples concerning potential roles museums can take in opening environmental awareness. The author is an experienced leader in culturally diverse issues, focusing on value-based planning and designing techniques that work across cultures.
£27.00
Rowman & Littlefield Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections
Book SynopsisThis book is a practical guide for everyone who is confronted with a collection that hasn't seen any preventive conservation or cataloging before. It helps gaining an overview, defining priorities, and organizing the work in a way it is safe for the objects and the people involved. It defines logical exits, goals to work towards where the collection is in a state the next steps can wait without risking the progress made. Later on, readers learn to define their own logical exits that fit their specific situation.Compared to other books about collections management it doesn't focus on the details of collections care, but rather on the big picture of managing such a project. It assumes that at the beginning there is nothing but the reader and an unmanaged collection, so that part of the project is to source money, material, and people to help. The second edition has a new chapter on setting up collections management systems, the original text was reworked and in parts enhanced, there are additional success stories in the last chapter with references to them in the text, and the bibliography now contains some resources for natural history, indigenous, and archaeological collections.
£65.70
Rowman & Littlefield Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections
Book SynopsisThis book is a practical guide for everyone who is confronted with a collection that hasn't seen any preventive conservation or cataloging before. It helps gaining an overview, defining priorities, and organizing the work in a way it is safe for the objects and the people involved. It defines logical exits, goals to work towards where the collection is in a state the next steps can wait without risking the progress made. Later on, readers learn to define their own logical exits that fit their specific situation.Compared to other books about collections management it doesn't focus on the details of collections care, but rather on the big picture of managing such a project. It assumes that at the beginning there is nothing but the reader and an unmanaged collection, so that part of the project is to source money, material, and people to help. The second edition has a new chapter on setting up collections management systems, the original text was reworked and in parts enhanced, there are additional success stories in the last chapter with references to them in the text, and the bibliography now contains some resources for natural history, indigenous, and archaeological collections.
£27.00
Rowman & Littlefield Museum Master Planning
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£65.70
Rowman & Littlefield Museum Master Planning
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£35.00
Rowman & Littlefield Inward Outward Onward Upward
Book SynopsisInward, 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 readersmuseum professionals, paraprofessionals, museum governing bodies, and museum academic programsto practice the skills of looking inward, developing empathy, working collaboratively across the museum to address the systemic effects of unexamined oppression, and working tirelessly for justice and change.DEAIor whatever permutation of initials one might apply to this complex, critical concernis not just about who leads museums and what they look like. It's about acknowledging and redressing harms to people who have been, and continue to be, unjustly neglected, unfairly treated, willfully minoritized, and historically hidden from museums. It's about looking at both the systems and the people who have caused harm and seeking to ameliorate them. It's about being generous enough, brave enough, and vulnerable enough to learn from other people about ourselves, our shared motivations, beliefs, and practices, and to heal our world from the inside out. Leading museum DEAI consultant Cecile Shellman here offers more tools to help us talk, think, and work together. Chapters cover such hard topics as The Individual and the 21st Century Museum: How Museums Have Changed and Why Individuals Need to Adapt, Don't We All Matter? Why Tolerance and Kindness are Not Enough, and Understanding the Relationship between Privilege and Power: Making Decisions and Keeping Promises about DEAI Work. Shellman offers numerous worksheets and forms that can be used by individuals or in group training sessions.
£55.80
Rowman & Littlefield Inward Outward Onward Upward
Book SynopsisInward, 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 readersmuseum professionals, paraprofessionals, museum governing bodies, and museum academic programsto practice the skills of looking inward, developing empathy, working collaboratively across the museum to address the systemic effects of unexamined oppression, and working tirelessly for justice and change.DEAIor whatever permutation of initials one might apply to this complex, critical concernis not just about who leads museums and what they look like. It's about acknowledging and redressing harms to people who have been, and continue to be, unjustly neglected, unfairly treated, willfully minoritized, and historically hidden from museums. It's about looking at both the systems and the people who have caused harm and seeking to ameliorate them. It's about being generous enough, brave enough, and vulnerable enough to learn from other people about ourselves, our shared motivations, beliefs, and practices, and to heal our world from the inside out. Leading museum DEAI consultant Cecile Shellman here offers more tools to help us talk, think, and work together. Chapters cover such hard topics as The Individual and the 21st Century Museum: How Museums Have Changed and Why Individuals Need to Adapt, Don't We All Matter? Why Tolerance and Kindness are Not Enough, and Understanding the Relationship between Privilege and Power: Making Decisions and Keeping Promises about DEAI Work. Shellman offers numerous worksheets and forms that can be used by individuals or in group training sessions.
£23.75
Rowman & Littlefield Creating Meaning in Museums
Book SynopsisThis practical handbook is a proposal for transforming museum tours. The target audience is museum guides, docents and interpreters who are interested in facilitating conversations about seen and unseen meanings in artworks, objects, and artifacts. The goal is to engage visitors in meaning-oriented inquiry which involves doing and not just viewing creative work. Grounded in whole to part learning theory and best teaching practices, each chapter includes a tour vignette written as a you are there experience. The vignettesfrom different types of museumsshow guides and docents using diverse strategies that invite readers to assume the role of guide and guest. Meaningful Museum Conversations: Strategies for Guiding Tours also offers an extensive Museum Guide Toolkit that aligns with inquiry thinking, and features recurring chapter sections that include Advice from Museum Guides and Adapting for Differences.
£72.90
Rowman & Littlefield Artful Moments
Book SynopsisArtful Moments: Building Museum Experiences for People Living with Dementia is a resource to support museums in creating programs for people living with dementia that are person-centered, empowering and responsive. It is based on the Art Gallery of Hamilton's long-standing Artful Moments program and is the result of the learning and experiences the authors have had in offering creative programs for people throughout their journey with dementia. Combining specialized strategies for dementia care with museum-based activities, Artful Moments explores how museum can open up a world of in-the-moment engagement and enjoyment for the participants with dementia, while providing opportunities for social connection and shared experience with loved ones and peers.This book combines the knowledge of experienced practitioners in museum education and healthcare, introducing a proven program methodology that considers the museum experience as a whole, and using strategies to support engagement, ultimately achieving improved wellbeing for participants. The authors understand and embrace the idea that each museum is unique, bringing their own site, collections and activities to their work. In this how-to guide', they present a knowledge base and a planning process that is broadly applicable to any museum site, whether an art gallery, history museum, historical site, botanical garden, zoo or more.
£72.90
Rowman & Littlefield Coaching Interpreters
Book SynopsisPerforming the role of a coach for interpreters is more than just knowing about interpretation theory and skills. It is about understanding relationships, supporting the agenda of those being coached, listening for cues, and being an accountability partner. In the field of interpretation, it is not unusual for the role of a coach and a mentor to be confused with one another. An experienced interpreter is prepared to share his or her professional wisdom and experiences with new interpreters. Yet, just like interpretation, the key to effective coaching is to understand the audience, which in this case is the one being coached, known as the client. Based on more than 200 hours of coaching tour guides and interpreters, this is the first book to provide the profession of interpretation with a more precise understanding of what it takes to coach others in a way that will enhance interpretation skills and, ultimately, the audience experience.
£14.24
University Press of New England Preservation Education
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£37.60
University of Alaska Press Stronger Together Kammanatut Atausigun
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£88.63
University of Alaska Press Stronger Together Kammanatut Atausigun
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£20.85
University of Wyoming Press Posterity Is Now
£24.65
Marquand Books Inc Fabricating Wilderness
Book SynopsisA spirited guide to the century-old diorama halls at Los Angeles' Natural History Museum, where habitats across the globe mergeThe diorama halls at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) are among the oldest in the world, captivating Angelenos and tourists alike for over a century. Its immersive habitats range from the windswept ice of Greenland's musk ox to the quiet bamboo forests of Kenya's bongo antelope. Fabricating Wilderness, a PST ART project, is the first book to explore the art, science and history of NHM's remarkable habitat groups. Drawing upon new research, this behind-the-scenes tour is illustrated by both contemporary photographs and archival images. It takes readers through the origin of dioramas and the turbulent early history of NHM's halls, while also introducing the gifted artists who painted picturesque background murals and meticulously recreated every natural detail. Even at 100 years old, the story of NHM's diora
£35.99
University of Alberta Press The Culture Box
Book SynopsisIn this critical edition of a manuscript previously thought lost, Parker applies McLuhan's medium theory and reimagines museums as catalysts for cultural engagement and empathy.
£21.59
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd The British Museum Treasures of Ancient Greece
Book SynopsisA stunning new range of stationery produced in association with the British Museum.These beautiful colour postcards, illustrated with artwork and artifacts from the vast archives of the British Museum, are perfect to pull out and send.
£6.53
Intellect Books Art Education in Canadian Museums
Book SynopsisThis collection considers how Canadian art educatorsare engaging with a new range of approaches tomuseum education, and why educators are responding to 21st century challenges in ways thatare unique to Canada. Organized into threesections, this collection reconceptualizesmuseums to consider accessibility, differences in lived experiences, and how practices createimpactful change. With the overarching concept ofrelationality between art museums andinterdisciplinary perspectives, authors considermethodological, philosophical, experiential andaesthetic forms of inquiry in regional museumcontexts from coast-to-coast-to-coast that bring forward innovative theoretical standpoints withpractice-based projects in museums, articulatinghow museums are shifting, and why museums areevolving as sites that mediate different andmultiple knowledges for the future. Informed bysocial justice perspectives, and as catalysts forpublic scholarship, each chapter is passionate in addressing the mobilization of equity, diversity andinclusivity (EDI) in relation to practices in the field. By weaving the learning potential of interactingwith artworks more fully within situated andlocalized social and cultural communities, the authors present a distinct socio-political discourse at theheart of teaching and learning. Rupturingpreconceived ideas and sedimentary models, they suggest a discourse of living futures is alreadyupon us in museums and in art education.
£98.96
Intellect Books Art Education in Canadian Museums
Book SynopsisThis collection considers how Canadian art educatorsare engaging with a new range of approaches tomuseum education, and why educators are responding to 21st century challenges in ways thatare unique to Canada. Organized into threesections, this collection reconceptualizesmuseums to consider accessibility, differences in lived experiences, and how practices createimpactful change. With the overarching concept ofrelationality between art museums andinterdisciplinary perspectives, authors considermethodological, philosophical, experiential andaesthetic forms of inquiry in regional museumcontexts from coast-to-coast-to-coast that bring forward innovative theoretical standpoints withpractice-based projects in museums, articulatinghow museums are shifting, and why museums areevolving as sites that mediate different andmultiple knowledges for the future. Informed bysocial justice perspectives, and as catalysts forpublic scholarship, each chapter is passionate in addressing the mobilization
£33.20
UCL Press Methods and Methodologies in Heritage Studies
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£23.75
UCL Press Reframing the Ethnographic Museum
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£27.00
Octopus Publishing Group Ghosts of the British Museum
Book Synopsis''An absorbingly creepy travelogue through the corridors, tunnels and basements of our most famous cultural repository. With Noah Angell as our guide, the British Museum becomes a haunted prison filled with imperial plunder and restless spirits clamouring for attention.'' - Malcolm Gaskill, author of The Ruin Of All Witches''Fascinating and illuminating'' - Peter Ackroyd''Brilliantly delicate, pointed, shivery...'' - Erin L. Thompson, professor of art crime at the City University of New York''Achieves a near-impossible marriage between paranormal pop-culture, folklore and hauntology'' - Roger Clarke, author of A Natural History of GhostsWhat if the British Museum isn''t a carefully ordered cross section of history but is in instead a palatial trophy cabinet of colonial loot - swarming with volatile and errant spirits?When artist and writer Noah Angell first heard murmurs of ghostly sightings at the British Museum he had to find out more. What started as a trickle soon became a deluge as staff old and new - from overnight security to respected curators - brought him testimonies of their supernatural encounters.It became clear that the source of the disturbances was related to the Museum''s contents - unquiet objects, holy plunder, and restless human remains protesting their enforced stay within the colonial collection''s cabinets and deep underground vaults. According to those who have worked there, the institution is heaving with profound spectral disorder.Ghosts of the British Museum fuses storytelling, folklore and history, digs deep into our imperial past and unmasks the world''s oldest national museum as a site of ongoing conflict, where restless objects are held against their will.It now appears that the objects are fighting back.
£10.44
Reaktion Books Plunder
£10.44
Berghahn Books The Museum of Mankind
Book SynopsisThe Museum of Mankind was an innovative and popular showcase for minority cultures from around the non-Western world from 1970 to 1997. This memoir is a critical appreciation of its achievements in the various roles of a national museum, of the personalities of its staff and of the issues raised in the representation of exotic cultures. Issues of changing museum theory and practice are raised in a detailed case-study that also focuses on the social life of the museum community. This is the first history of a remarkable museum and a memorable interlude in the long history of one of the world's oldest and greatest museums. Although not presented as an academic study, it should be useful for museum and cultural studies as a well as a wider readership interested in the British Museum.
£22.75
Berghahn Books Exchanging Objects
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£26.55
Berghahn Books Constructing Industrial Pasts
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£26.55
Berghahn Books Artifak
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£26.55
James Currey Masquerades in African Society
£26.99
National Association for Interpretation Interpretacion Personal
Book SynopsisLa interpretación de nuestro patrimonio es una obra de lectura obligada para todasaquellas personas que se dedican profesionalmente a esta maravillosa, aunque poco conocida y menos difundida, disciplina. A pesar de haber transcurrido cincuenta años desde su publicación original, esta pequeña joya -que ve la luz por primera vez en castellano- regresa, más joven que nunca, para inspirar y aconsejar a quienes consideran que la conservación del patrimonio depende, en gran medida, de su comunión íntima con un público que aspira a disfrutar de cada uno de sus valores
£18.99
National Association for Interpretation The Nature Center Book
Book SynopsisThe authors of this 216-page book from InterpPress have been studying nature centers since 1996 when they surveyed 100 nature centers and interviewed leaders in the field. The University of Texas Press originally published How to Create and Nurture a Nature Center in Your Community in 1998, when it received first place in NAI''s Media Award Competition. Since then, almost 3,000 copies have sold and traveled as far as Africa, Japan, and South America. This revised edition provides up-to-date information and expanded discussion of topics key to nature center development. It outlines lessons learned since the first edition and important new developments in the field. The new edition includes updated information regarding organizations and resources, as well as expanded coverage of financial and organizational issues and government-based nature centers. The book, printed in full color, features more than 200 photographs.
£30.72
National Association for Interpretation Management of Interpretive Sites
Book SynopsisNew and experienced managers looking for advice and ideas will find InterpPress''s Management of Interpretive Sites: Developing Sustainable Operations Through Effective Leadership helpful in developing managerial and leadership skills. Whether you need to write personnel policies, develop a business plan, conduct meetings, or use interpretive efforts to convince visitors to become stewards of your resource, this book contains specific suggestions based upon the authors'' combined 60 years of experience in running not-for-profit, governmental, and for-profit organizations.
£24.31
