Curious Devices and Mighty Machines

Exploring Science Museums

Samuel J.M.M. Alberti (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2022
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
9781789146394 (ISBN)

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A look at the past, present and future of science museums.

Science museums have paradoxes at their core. They must be accessible and fun while representing increasingly complex science. They must be both historic and contemporary. Their exhibits attract millions, but most of their objects remain in deep storage, seldom seen. This book delves into these conflicts, revealing the secret lives of science curators; where science objects come from and who uses them; and, ultimately, what science museums are for. With an insider’s eye, Samuel J.M.M. Alberti exposes the idiosyncratic past and intriguing current practice of these institutions, and sets out a map for their future.

Samuel J.M.M. Alberti FRSE is Director of Collections at National Museums Scotland and an Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling. His other books include Morbid Curiosities: Medical Museums in Nineteenth-Century Britain (2011).

Erscheinungsdatum	26.09.2022
Zusatzinfo	98 illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
ISBN-13	9781789146394 / 9781789146394
Zustand	Neuware