Overview

This volume considers in depth up-to-date approaches to museum communication - museums as media, museums and audience and the evaluation of museums. It begins by placing museum communication in the context of mass communication and media studies. The book is divided into three sections, the first analyzing how museums and galleries construct and transmit complex systems of value and legitimation through processes of collection and exhibition. The second section raises philosophical and management issues and explores examples of work with specific audiences. The third section uses examples and case-studies to introduce methods for studying the audiences' experiences of communication events in museums. This book is compiled for people who want to develop a more critical and informed professional practice in relation to museum and gallery audiences. The mix of philosophical discussion and practical examples will enable readers to develop their skills of analysis and reflection on day-to-day activities. The book will also be of value to people in related fields who are interested in current debates and issues in museums.

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Author:   Eilean Hooper-Greenhill (University of Leicester, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780415116725

ISBN 10:   0415116724
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   05 January 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Museums and Communication - An Introductory Essay Part 1: Museums as Media 2. Collecting as Media and Message 3. The Museum Message between the Document and Information Exhibitions as Communicative Media 4. Observations on Semiotic Aspects in the Museum work of Otto Neurath 5. Early Museums and Nineteenth Century Media 6. New Technologies for Museum Communication 7. Education, Sunflowers and the New Vulgarity in Art Museums Part 2: Communication in Action 8. Changing Media, Changing Messages 9. Museums in Partnership 10. A Manager Discusses Museum Communication 11. Learning from each Other - Museums and Older Members of the Community - The People's Story 12. Museums and Disabled People: The Case for Partnerships and Collaboration 13. Integrating School Visits, Tourists and the Community at the ARC, York 14. Getting the Message: Planning a Responsive Service 15. Museums, Myths and Missionaries -Redressing the Past for a New South Africa Part 3: Evaluating the Communication Process 16. Evaluating Teaching and Learning in Museums 17. Responsive Evaluation in Museum Education - A Case Study 18. Museum as Media in Aesthetic Response 19. Evaluation of the School Work in `The Rutland Dinosaur Gallery' 20. The Evaluation of Museum-School Programmes: The Case of Historical Sites 21. Andragogy (Adult Education) in the Museum: A Critical Analysis and New Formulation 22. Communicating and Learning in Gallery 33: Evidence from a Visitor Study 23. Family Groups in Museums - An Indian Experience 24. Here to Help - Evaluation and Effectiveness

Reviews

`Eilean Hooper-Greenhill's introductory essay gives a excellent review of how thinking about museums as medium for communication has developed. .. The book itself offers glimpses of a wide range of different ideas from varying backgrounds, both from the UK and abroad, and offers papers from authors of varying experience and standing, ...' - Intl Jrnl of Heritage Studies `... an excellent review of how thinking about museums as a medium for communication has developed.' - Intl Jrnl of Heritage Studies

`Eilean Hooper-Greenhill's introductory essay gives a excellent review of how thinking about museums as medium for communication has developed. .. The book itself offers glimpses of a wide range of different ideas from varying backgrounds, both from the UK and abroad, and offers papers from authors of varying experience and standing, ...' - Intl Jrnl of Heritage Studies `... an excellent review of how thinking about museums as a medium for communication has developed.' - Intl Jrnl of Heritage Studies

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