Museums & museology books

Explores the different ways in which Wales and Welshness have been represented in the national museums of Wales....  Read More >>

Contains the work of over seventy Native artists who create miniature silver seed pots. This work features over...  Read More >>

Ground-breaking multi-disciplinary new study of heritage practice in South Africa from native practitioners and...  Read More >>

Features 47 selected articles from the ""Journal of Museum Education"" and introductory essays by leaders in museum...  Read More >>

A textbook for introductory archaeology students that focuses on the contemporary practice of cultural resources...  Read More >>

Drawing upon a range of professional and theoretical sources, this book offers a history of museum computing. It...  Read More >>

This book seeks to introduce classic and thought-provoking pieces and contrast them with articles which reveal grounded...  Read More >>

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Museums have moved from a product to a marketing focus within the last ten years. This has entailed a painful reorientation...  Read More >>

A generational shift is occurring at historic house museums as board members retire and few young people are taking...  Read More >>

Presents a study of the representation of Islamic material culture in British museums.  Read More >>

A generational shift is occurring at historic house museums as board members retire and few young people are taking...  Read More >>

""Art is the signature of a civilization."" (Beverly Sills) In times of heated discussions about the allocation...  Read More >>

Indigenous museums and cultural centres have sprung up across the developing world, and particularly in the Southwest...  Read More >>

The past twenty-five years have seen enormous changes in Native America. One of the most profound expressions of...  Read More >>

The rise of the museum as a cultural institution in 19th-century America brought with it many contested notions....  Read More >>

Museums in the Material World seeks to both introduce classic and thought-provoking pieces and contrast them with...  Read More >>

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A practical guide to creating successful learning experiences in museums and related institutions. Based on an understanding...  Read More >>

A practical guide to creating successful learning experiences in museums and related institutions. Based on an understanding...  Read More >>

Collection Conundrums: Solving Museum Registration Mysteries provides guidelines for investigating the oddities...  Read More >>

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This book describes the life and achievements of the eighteenth-century Scottish physician William Hunter and outlines...  Read More >>