Introduction to Museum Work - G. Ellis Burcaw

Introduction to Museum Work

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Buch | Softcover
240 Seiten
1997 | Third Edition
Altamira Press (Verlag)
978-0-7619-8926-4 (ISBN)
57,35 inkl. MwSt
Offers definitions for the terms that museum workers need to know. This book contains chapters which includes exercises. It is suitable for the classroom or for novice museum workers.
Long regarded as one the leading texts in museology, Introduction to Museum Work in now thoroughly revised and updated. While citing recent changes in the museum world, the third edition of Burcaw's classic work retains its useful philosophical orientation and convenient summary format. All the basics of museology are here—the central issues are discussed and definitions are given for all the terms museum workers need to know. Every chapter includes practical exercises making Burcaw's book ideal for the classroom or for novice museum workers. Accepted by the Documentation Center of the International Conference of Museums as exemplary of museum training, Introduction to Museum Work is used as a basic text in museum studies all over the world.

chapter 1 Preface chapter 2 Preface to the First Edition chapter 3 I. MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS chapter 4 Museum Defined chapter 5 History of Museums chapter 6 Museums Today chapter 7 Museums and Museum Fields chapter 8 Organization and Support chapter 9 Collecting Theory: General and Science Museums chapter 10 Collecting Theory: History Museums chapter 11 Collecting Theory: Art Museums chapter 12 Registration and Cataloguing chapter 13 Care of Collections chapter 14 Security chapter 15 II. INTERPRETATION IN THE MUSEUM chapter 16 Use of Collections chapter 17 Permanent Exhibits chapter 18 Temporary Exhibits chapter 19 Visitors and Interpretation chapter 20 Education and Activities chapter 21 Architecture chapter 22 III. MUSEUMS AND SOCIETY chapter 23 Historic Preservation chapter 24 Philosophy and Public Image chapter 25 Practical Matters chapter 26 The Law chapter 27 Trends and Tomorrow chapter 28 Recommended Resources chapter 29 Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.6.1997
Reihe/Serie American Association for State and Local History
Verlagsort California
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 233 mm
Gewicht 329 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Hilfswissenschaften
ISBN-10 0-7619-8926-9 / 0761989269
ISBN-13 978-0-7619-8926-4 / 9780761989264
Zustand Neuware
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