Making Histories in Museums

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2005
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (Verlag)
978-0-8264-7926-6 (ISBN)

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This book will prove a resource for all those concerned with or interested in museums - museum professionals, museum students, historians and students of history, as well as the general reader.

'What stories will we be told when we take ourselves and our children to museums in the future? Gaynor Kavanagh . has tackled the question by inviting twenty-one contributions from museum professionals - each focusing on a specific kind of collection, and has produced a riveting book as a result.' Engli sh Hi storical Revi ew Making Histories in Museums examines museological features, but deals particularly with the historiographical issues that have previously been underplayed. Each contributor looks at theoretical frameworks within a specific field of study, using case studies and comparisons of practice, highlights good practice and explores potential ways forward. It is an invaluable resource for all those concerned with or interested in museums including museum professionals, museum students, historians and students of history. Gaynor Kavanagh is Lecturer in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester.

Gaynor Kavanaugh is head of Graduate Studies and principal lecturer in History at Bath Spa University.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2005
Reihe/Serie	Making Histories in Museums
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 232 mm
Gewicht	530 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Reisen ► Reiseführer
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-8264-7926-X / 082647926X
ISBN-13	978-0-8264-7926-6 / 9780826479266
Zustand	Neuware