Museums & museology books

Contested Heritage: Global Perspectives on Stakeholders' (Dis)Harmony at Heritage Locales explores the intricate...  Read More >>

This book moves beyond the stereotyped approaches adopted in earlier works on ‘Chinatowns’ and introduces instead...  Read More >>

Arab Modernism(s) is an exploration of how the Arab world encountered modernism – sometimes inadvertently, sometimes...  Read More >>

The architectural heritage of socialist modernism and conservation in former Eastern Bloc countries. Contentious...  Read More >>

A new critical edition of a museum seminar report from 1967, featuring Marshall McLuhan and his collaborator Harley...  Read More >>

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Grouping together contributors from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, this book gives a comprehensive account of...  Read More >>

An Introduction to the Psychology of Humor presents comprehensive research from ten psychological perspectives:...  Read More >>

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This book addresses reasons to remedy the lack of language inclusivity, explain research-based benefits of multilingualism,...  Read More >>

This book explores the role played by museums and museum exhibitions in South Korea’s cultural diplomacy and international...  Read More >>

The Museum Environment Revisited is a valuable text that helps the reader understand collection care fundamentals...  Read More >>

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This book is the essential reference guide to fluid preservation for specimens and objects.  Read More >>

This book addresses reasons to remedy the lack of language inclusivity, explain research-based benefits of multilingualism,...  Read More >>

Utilising an architectural lens, this book illustrates how development instigates interest in the past and in the...  Read More >>

The first ever account of the making of the Arab Hall at Leighton House Museum, by reputation, the 'most beautiful...  Read More >>

""Inside-out"" solutions to systematic, long-lasting change within storied and well-established art museums Published...  Read More >>

The Innovation and influence of the first children’s museums in the US When it opened in 1899, the Brooklyn Children’s...  Read More >>

This book offers an exploration of post-migration memory fields—spaces where multiple and often conflicting memory...  Read More >>

The Innovation and influence of the first children’s museums in the US When it opened in 1899, the Brooklyn Children’s...  Read More >>

Museums often served nationalist and imperialist interests in the past, but the primary force in the 21st century...  Read More >>

Museums often served nationalist and imperialist interests in the past, but the primary force in the 21st century...  Read More >>

This compelling volume addresses key issues at the critical intersection of intangible cultural heritage and traditional...  Read More >>

An introductory museum studies text that approaches museums as communicative knowledge systems that deal with people,...  Read More >>