Museums & museology books

Tells the story of Johannesburg's MuseumAfrica, a South African history museum that embodies one of the most dynamic...  Read More >>

Through the decades, museums transformed themselves from cabinets of curiosity to centers of civic pride and prestige...  Read More >>

Good exhibition design promotes thought and feeling through the creation of an emotionally charged space--an environment...  Read More >>

This book investigates notions of 'archaeological heritage' from colonial times to the present. Incorporating approaches...  Read More >>

First published in 1905, this book contains an English translation of Friedrich Rathgen's 1898 work Die Konservierung...  Read More >>

Past + Present is a collection of 24 pairs of essays and craft projects that explore the connection between decorative...  Read More >>

Through a wide range of international case studies, this interdisciplinary volume maps how oral history interviews...  Read More >>

Based on an excellent range of case studies and supported throughout by useful learning features, World Art explores...  Read More >>

This book helps museums integrate visitors' perspectives into interpretive planning by recognizing, defining, and...  Read More >>

This ninth volume of the Artefacts series explores how artists have responded to developments in science and technology,...  Read More >>

Dierking shows that museums have an important role as beacons of knowledge for communities in general and families...  Read More >>

Religious Objects in Museums is the first book to examine how religious objects are transformed in museum, and examines...  Read More >>

Examining interpretive materials, exhibits, and films at major US historic sites where controversy has erupted over...  Read More >>

The first book to take a visitor's eye view of the museum visit, updated to incorporate advances in research,...  Read More >>

Now available in paperback for the first time, this study of the modern London art market establishes the central...  Read More >>

The first major work to analyze the heritage and sustainability, this global, comparative study examines both direct...  Read More >>

This book helps museums integrate visitors' perspectives into interpretive planning by recognizing, defining, and...  Read More >>

<p>Roomscape examines the Reading Room of the British Museum as a space of imaginative and historically generative...  Read More >>

The New Bedford whaling fleet was the most numerous and arranging in the world, setting off on voyages that often...  Read More >>

Through a wide range of international case studies, this interdisciplinary volume maps how oral history interviews...  Read More >>

Based on an excellent range of case studies and supported throughout by useful learning features, World Art explores...  Read More >>

Religious Objects in Museums is the first book to examine how religious objects are transformed in museum, and examines...  Read More >>

Suitable for both natural science and art lovers alike, this title includes forty essays from the museum's top experts...  Read More >>

The first book to take a visitor's eye view of the museum visit, updated to incorporate advances in research,...  Read More >>

The first major work to analyze the heritage and sustainability, this global, comparative study examines both direct...  Read More >>