Museums & museology books

Innovative Technology in Art Conservation provides one of the first ever critical assessments of innovation in conservation...  Read More >>

This book focuses on performance and performance-based artworks as seen through the lens of conservation, which...  Read More >>

Recognising that museums of the 21st century have the potential to contribute to catharsis and mutual understanding,...  Read More >>

The Toxic Museum examines the use of pesticides in German museum collections at the end of the 19th and early 20th...  Read More >>

Von freundschaftlicher bis zu feindlicher Begegnung, von konstruktivem Austausch bis zu gewaltsamen Konflikten spiegeln...  Read More >>

A lively history of the seaside holiday by train from Britain's 'Bard of the Buffer'  Read More >>

The Art of Sensorial Language examines audience interaction, multisensory experiences that can be understood internationally...  Read More >>

Combating Oppression with New Commemorations examines the ways in which marginalized groups can confront oppressive...  Read More >>

Featuring 55 gorgeous full-color images of diverse Smithsonian objects, this wire-bound, weekly calendar is like...  Read More >>

Currently, many of these buildings spread throughout the world are not recognized as architectural heritage due...  Read More >>

The book thus furnishes a comprehensive account of the oral traditions, beliefs, cultural practices, language and...  Read More >>

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Children’s Boards in Museums outlines the innovative concept of a “Children’s Board”, in which children actively...  Read More >>

This text examines the impact of WWII on Sicily's archaeological sites and museums. It explores how authorities...  Read More >>

This book covers multiple cultural tourism aspects including among others, nature and rural conservation policy...  Read More >>

The term “Pre-Columbian art” once described the material culture produced in the Americas, mostly south of the US-Mexico...  Read More >>

In October 2021, the Imperial War Museum London opened its new Holocaust Galleries. Bringing museum practitioners...  Read More >>

Following on the volume Museum Experience Design (2018), this book acknowledges the changing role of museums in...  Read More >>

Sea of Islands brings together knowledge holders, scholars, and artists from across the Pacific with Western scholars...  Read More >>

This book explores how cultural heritage can be integrated into education, featuring papers from the 2020 ‘Education...  Read More >>

Museum Basics provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to professional practice in museums, galleries...  Read More >>

This open access volume showcases the intersection of geophysics and archaeology on a global scale, emphasising...  Read More >>

Curatorial Voice considers the act of curation from a scientific perspective. Questioning the role of curators,...  Read More >>

This book is coordinated by the UNESCO Chair on Modern Urban heritage CREhAR (Creative Research and Education on...  Read More >>

Museum Basics provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to professional practice in museums, galleries...  Read More >>