Museums & museology books

Connects the rising popularity of private museums with evolving models of collecting and philanthropy, and new inter-relationships...  Read More >>

This study identifies the problems and questions that emerge in the publication of lecture manuscripts, transcripts,...  Read More >>

This book undertakes a critical reappraisal of Minimalism through an examination of three key painters: Robert Mangold,...  Read More >>

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How are museums working internationally through exhibitions? What motivates this work? What are the benefits and...  Read More >>

This book presents guidance, theory, case studies and methodologies for analysing tree-rings to accurately date...  Read More >>

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"Printed cotton sacks are currently fashionable aspects for material culture research, particularly in the costume...  Read More >>

Exploring the relationship between cultural heritage and local economic development, this book introduces the original...  Read More >>

With an innovative and strongly interdisciplinary theoretical framework, this book offers an extensive investigation...  Read More >>

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the world's first museum solely dedicated to the evolution, celebration...  Read More >>

This book presents guidance, theory, case studies and methodologies for analysing tree-rings to accurately date...  Read More >>

The Protected Vista draws a historical lineage from the eighteenth century picturesque to present day planning policy,...  Read More >>

This book will explore ways of establishing value and measuring impact in archives and special collections.  Read More >>

This volume offers a critical inquiry into the ever-evolving notion of cultural heritage and the way it has been...  Read More >>

This book explores the trajectory of ethnographic museums in Tunisia from the colonial to the post-revolutionary...  Read More >>

"Harald Szeemann (1933–2005) ist eine der prägendsten Figuren der neueren Ausstellungsgeschichte: Als Ausstellungsmacher...  Read More >>

This book explores how digital culture is transforming museums in the 21st century. Offering a corpus of new evidence...  Read More >>

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This book covers the wide spectrum of subjects relating to obtaining and using building stones. The life of a building...  Read More >>

The book draws on previous interpretations of heterotopia and argues for a reading of heritage as heterotopia, considering...  Read More >>

In this fascinating book, Te Papa's science team showcases 100 objects that demonstrate the breadth and depth of...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking book recounting the as-yet-untold story of political action at museums in Canada from 1900 to the...  Read More >>