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History Museums In The United States

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Author : Warren Leon
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1989

History Museums In The United States written by Warren Leon and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Art categories.

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.

Riches Rivals Radicals

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Author : Marjorie Schwarzer
language : en
Publisher: American Alliance of Museums
Release Date : 2006

Riches Rivals Radicals written by Marjorie Schwarzer and has been published by American Alliance of Museums this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Museums categories.

"As author Marjorie Schwarzer tells us, a look at the past century of America's museums reveals a captivating if slightly imperfect real-life masterpiece, flowing with a vibrant palette of wealth and ambition, accented by bold patches of jealousy, generosity and rivalry, artfully woven together into an elegant tapestry of passion, mystery and intrigue. During the past century, U.S. museums have transformed themselves into cultural landmarks of our society; institutions that educate, inspire, and lead their communities. The story of that transformation is one that mirrors the history of the nation itself. It includes many notable, and some notorious, characters. And it involves some of history's most prominent American families: Getty, Rockefeller, Ford, Vanderbilt, Carnegie and many others. Published by the American Association of Museums to commemorate the "Year of the Museum" in 2006 and mark AAM's Centennial, Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America traces the rise of the American museum over the past century. "The history of museums in this country is one of America's greatest stories but it is a story that has never been told in its entirety until now," said Edward H. Able, Jr., President and CEO of the American Association of Museums. "Marjorie Schwarzer has done a superb job of capturing the energy, excitement and significance of 100 years of museums; her book reminds us all just how much museums matter in our lives, and how valuable museums will always be in our culture." -- Publisher.

Natural History Museums Of The United States And Canada 1903

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Author : Frederick James Hamilton Merrill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-08

Natural History Museums Of The United States And Canada 1903 written by Frederick James Hamilton Merrill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08 with categories.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Life On Display

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Author : Karen A. Rader
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2014-10-03

Life On Display written by Karen A. Rader and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-03 with Science categories.

Rich with archival detail and compelling characters, Life on Display uses the history of biological exhibitions to analyze museums’ shifting roles in twentieth-century American science and society. Karen A. Rader and Victoria E. M. Cain chronicle profound changes in these exhibitions—and the institutions that housed them—between 1910 and 1990, ultimately offering new perspectives on the history of museums, science, and science education. Rader and Cain explain why science and natural history museums began to welcome new audiences between the 1900s and the 1920s and chronicle the turmoil that resulted from the introduction of new kinds of biological displays. They describe how these displays of life changed dramatically once again in the 1930s and 1940s, as museums negotiated changing, often conflicting interests of scientists, educators, and visitors. The authors then reveal how museum staffs, facing intense public and scientific scrutiny, experimented with wildly different definitions of life science and life science education from the 1950s through the 1980s. The book concludes with a discussion of the influence that corporate sponsorship and blockbuster economics wielded over science and natural history museums in the century’s last decades. A vivid, entertaining study of the ways science and natural history museums shaped and were shaped by understandings of science and public education in the twentieth-century United States, Life on Display will appeal to historians, sociologists, and ethnographers of American science and culture, as well as museum practitioners and general readers.

Museums In Motion

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Author : Edward P. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-02-23

Museums In Motion written by Edward P. Alexander and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-23 with Business & Economics categories.

Here is a complete introduction to the history of museums, types of museums, and the key roles that museums play in the twenty-first century. Following an introductory chapter looking at what a museum is today, Part I looks at the history and types of museums: art and design museums natural history and anthropology museums science museums history museums, historic houses, interpretation centers, and heritage sites botanical gardens and zoos children’s museums The second part of the book explores the primary functions of museums and museum professionals: to collect to conserve to exhibit to interpret and to engage to serve and to act The final chapter looks at the museum profession and professional practices. Throughout, emphasis is on museums in the United States, although attention is paid to the historical framing of museums within the European context. The new edition includes discussions of technology, access, and inclusivity woven into each chapter, a list of challenges and opportunities in each chapter, and “Museums in Motion Today,” vignettes spread throughout the volume in which museum professionals provide their perspectives on where museums are now and where they are going. More than 140 images illustrate the volume.

National Women S History Museum Act Of 2003

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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

National Women S History Museum Act Of 2003 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Museums categories.

The Future Of Natural History Museums

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Author : Eric Dorfman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-12

The Future Of Natural History Museums written by Eric Dorfman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-12 with Social Science categories.

Natural history museums are changing, both because of their own internal development and in response to changes in context. Historically, the aim of collecting from nature was to develop encyclopedic assemblages to satisfy human curiosity and build a basis for taxonomic information. Today, with global biodiversity in rapid decline, there are new reasons to build and maintain collections, while audiences are more diverse, numerous, and technically savvy. Institutions must learn to embrace new technology while retaining the authenticity of their stories and the value placed on their objects. The Future of Natural History Museums begins to develop a cohesive discourse that balances the disparate issues that our institutions will face over the next decades. It disassembles the topic into various key elements and, through commentary and synthesis, explores a cohesive picture of the trajectory of the natural history museum sector. This book contributes to the study of collections, teaching and learning, ethics, and running non-profit businesses and will be of interest to museum and heritage professionals and academics and senior students in Biological Sciences and Museum Studies.