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The Museum

Author : Samuel J. Redman
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479835315
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book The Museum written by Samuel J. Redman and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2024-10 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates the resilience of American cultural institutions in the face of national crises and challenges On an afternoon in January 1865, a roaring fire swept through the Smithsonian Institution. Dazed soldiers and worried citizens could only watch as the flames engulfed the museum’s castle. Rare objects and valuable paintings were destroyed. The flames at the Smithsonian were not the first—and certainly would not be the last— disaster to upend a museum in the United States. Beset by challenges ranging from pandemic and war to fire and economic uncertainty, museums have sought ways to emerge from crisis periods stronger than before, occasionally carving important new paths forward in the process. The Museum explores the concepts of “crisis” as it relates to museums, and how these historic institutions have dealt with challenges ranging from depression and war to pandemic and philosophical uncertainty. Fires, floods, and hurricanes have all upended museum plans and forced people to ask difficult questions about American cultural life. With chapters exploring World War I and the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Great Depression, World War II, the 1970 Art Strike in New York City, and recent controversies in American museums, this book takes a new approach to understanding museum history. By diving deeper into the changes that emerged from these key challenges, Samuel J. Redman argues that cultural institutions can—and should— use their history to prepare for challenges and solidify their identity going forward. A captivating examination of crisis moments in US museum history from the early years of the twentieth century to the present day, The Museum offers inspiration in the resilience and longevity of America’s most prized cultural institutions.

A Short History of Museums

Author : Paul R Wonning
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book A Short History of Museums written by Paul R Wonning and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Short History of Museums relates the story of the museum from the early, ancient museums up to the current, leading world museums. The Smithsonian and other museums in Washington DC are also included. The book also features a listing of state museum and historical societies in every state in the United States.

A Short History of Museums

Author : Paul R. Wonning
Publisher : Mossy Feet Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of Museums written by Paul R. Wonning and published by Mossy Feet Books. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Short History of Museums relates the story of the museum from the early, ancient museums up to the current, leading world museums. The Smithsonian and other museums in Washington DC are also included. The book also features a listing of state museum and historical societies in every state in the United States. world, united states, museums, ancient, early, washington, smithsonian

Museums

Author : John E. Simmons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442263636
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Museums written by John E. Simmons and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide. The development of museums as public institutions is explored in the context of world history with a special emphasis on the significance of objects and collecting. The book examines how the successful exportation of the European museum model and its international adaptations have created public institutions that are critical tools in diverse societies for understanding the world. Rather than focusing on a specialized aspect of museum history, this volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of museums worldwide from their earliest origins to the present. Museums: A History tells the fascinating story of how museums respond to the needs of the cultures that create them. Readers will come away with an understanding of: the comprehensive history of museums from prehistoric collections to the present the evolution of museums presented in the context of world history the development of museums considered in diverse cultural contexts global perspective on museums the object-centered history of museums museums as memory institutions A constant theme throughout the book is that ,useums have evolved to become institutions in which objects and learning are associated to help human beings understand the world around them. Illustrations amplify the discussions.

Short History of Museums

Author : Wonning Paul R. (author)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781005950170
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Short History of Museums written by Wonning Paul R. (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wonderstruck

Author : Brian Selznick
Publisher : Scholastic
ISBN 13 : 1407166557
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Wonderstruck written by Brian Selznick and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben's story takes place in 1977 and is told in words. Rose's story in 1927 is told entirely in pictures. Ever since his mother died, Ben feels lost. At home with her father, Rose feels alone. When Ben finds a mysterious clue hidden in his mother's room, both children risk everything to find what's missing.

Museums in Motion

Author : Edward Porter Alexander
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780759105096
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Museums in Motion written by Edward Porter Alexander and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2008 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1979, Edward P. Alexander's Museums in Motion was hailed as a much-needed addition to the museum literature. In combining the history of museums since the eighteenth century with a detailed examination of the function of museums and museum workers in modern society, it served as an essential resource for those seeking to enter to the museum profession and for established professionals looking for an expanded understanding of their own discipline. Now, Mary Alexander has produced a newly revised edition of the classic text, bringing it the twenty-first century with coverage of emerging trends, resources, and challenges. New material also includes a discussion of the children's museum as a distinct type of institution and an exploration of the role computers play in both outreach and traditional in-person visits.

The Management of Small History Museums

Author : Carl Eugen Guthe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Management of Small History Museums written by Carl Eugen Guthe and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The New York State Museum

Author : New York State Museum and Science Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The New York State Museum written by New York State Museum and Science Service and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Panamanian Museums and Historical Memory

Author : Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 0857452401
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Panamanian Museums and Historical Memory written by Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Panama is an ethnically diverse country with a recent history of political conflict which makes the representation of historical memory an especially complex and important task for the country’s museums. This book studies new museum projects in Panama with the aim of identifying the dominant narratives that are being formed as well as those voices that remain absent and muted. Through case analyses of specific museums and exhibitions the author identifies and examines the influences that form and shape museum strategy and development.

The Museum

Author : Owen Hopkins
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 0711254567
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book The Museum written by Owen Hopkins and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with stunning imagery and featuring the world’s most celebrated cultural institutions, architectural historian and museum curator Owen Hopkins looks at the fascinating history of The Museum.

Defining Memory

Author : Amy K. Levin
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759113882
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book Defining Memory written by Amy K. Levin and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defining Memory uses case studies of exhibits from around the country to examine how local museums, defined as museums whose collections are local in scope or whose audiences are primarily local, have both shaped and been shaped by evolving community values and sense of history. Levin and her contributors argue that these small institutions play a key role in defining America's self-identity and should be studied as seriously as more national institutions like the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Building Museums

Author : Robert Herskovitz
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN 13 : 087351856X
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Building Museums written by Robert Herskovitz and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable tool for renovating and building small and midsized museums, written for those who preserve and interpret our cultural heritage.

History Museums in the United States

Author : Warren Leon
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252060649
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book History Museums in the United States written by Warren Leon and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year 100 million visitor's tour historic houses and re-created villages, examine museum artifacts, and walk through battlefields. But what do they learn? What version of the past are history museums offering to the public? And how well do these institutions reflect the latest historical scholarship? Fifteen scholars and museum staff members here provide the first critical assessment of American history museums, a vital arena for shaping popular historical consciousness. They consider the form and content of exhibits, ranging from Gettysburg to Disney World. They also examine the social and political contexts on which museums operate.

Museums 101

Author : Mark Walhimer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442230193
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Museums 101 written by Mark Walhimer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for an A-Z, one-stop, comprehensive book on museums? Wish you were able to have one of the world’s leading museum consultants spend a couple of days with you, talking you through how to start a museum, how museums work, how to set up an exhibit, and more? If so, Museums 101 is the answer to your wishes. In one short volume, Mark Walhimer covers: • Essential Background, such as what is a museum, a quick history of museums, and 10 steps to starting a museum • Operational Basics, such as branding, marketing, strategic planning, governance, accessibility, and day-to-day operations • What goes on behind the scenes in a museum, ranging from finances to fundraising to art handling, exhibit management, and research • The Visitor Experience, planning a museum, designing exhibits for visitors, programming, and exhibit evaluation. Features that even the most experienced museum professionals will find useful include a community outreach checklist, a fundraising checklist, a questionnaire for people considering starting a new museum, and an exhaustive, well-organized list of online resources for museum operations. The book’s contents were overseen by a six-member international advisory board. Valuable appendixes you’ll use every day include a museum toolbox full of useful forms, checklists, and worksheets, and a glossary of essential museum-related terms. In addition to the printed book, Museums 101 also features a companion website exclusively for readers of the book. The website— museums101.com—features: • links to essential online resources in the museum world, • downloadable sample documents, • a glossary, • a bibliography of sources for further reading, and • photographs of more than 75 museums of all types. Museums 101 Advisory Board • Jim DeMersman, Executive Director, Museum on Main, Pleasanton, California, United States of America • David L. Godfrey, C.P.A., Allison & Godfrey, Certified Public Accountants, Norwalk, Connecticut, United States of America • Van A. Romans, President, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, Texas, and Board of Trustees, American Alliance of Museums, United States of America • Sergey Solovyev, Ph.D., Department of Greek & Roman Antiquities, The State Hermitage Museum, Russia • Alison Spence, Exhibitions and Loans Registrar, National Museum of Australia, Canberra ACT, Australia • Audrey Vermette, Director of Programs and Public Affairs, Canadian Museums Association, Ontario, Canada

Domesticating History

Author : Patricia West
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588344258
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Domesticating History written by Patricia West and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating the lives of famous men and women, historic house museums showcase restored rooms and period furnishings, and portray in detail their former occupants' daily lives. But behind the gilded molding and curtain brocade lie the largely unknown, politically charged stories of how the homes were first established as museums. Focusing on George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, and the Booker T. Washington National Monument, Patricia West shows how historic houses reflect less the lives and times of their famous inhabitants than the political pressures of the eras during which they were transformed into museums.

Interpreting Difficult History at Museums and Historic Sites

Author : Julia Rose
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0759124388
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Difficult History at Museums and Historic Sites written by Julia Rose and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpreting Difficult History at Museums and Historic Sites is framed by educational psychoanalytic theory and positions museum workers, public historians, and museum visitors as learners. Through this lens, museum workers and public historians can develop compelling and ethical representations of historical individuals, communities, and populations who have suffered. It includes various examples of difficult knowledge, detailed examples of specific interpretation methods, and will give readers an in-depth explanation of the psychoanalytic educational theories behind the methodologies. Audiences can more responsibly and productively engage in learning histories of oppression and trauma when they are in measured and sensitive museum learning environments and public history venues. To learn more, check out the website here: http://interpretingdifficulthistory.com/