The Educational Role of the Museum Contributor(s): Hooper-Greenhill, Eilean (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415198275 ISBN-13: 9780415198271 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1999 Annotation: In this updated and revised second edition, Eilean Hooper-Greenhill incorporates recent and important articles that address the relationships of museums and galleries to their audiences. "The Educational Role of the Museum" covers broad themes relevant to providing for all museum visitors and also focuses specifically on educational groups. Contributors discuss topics such as new communication models for the museum, problems in visitor orientation and circulation, and increased exhibit accessibility through multisensory interaction. This edition represents the most developed position of the state of the field of museum education and introduces theories that have the potential to move current professional debates into more critical areas. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Organizations & Institutions - Education | Administration - General |
Dewey: 371.384 |
LCCN: 98034491 |
Series: Leicester Readers in Museum Studies |
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.86" W x 9.66" (1.45 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Grounded in the solid strengths of its first edition, this updated and revised second edition, collates recent and important articles that address the relationships of museums and galleries to their audiences. The Educational Role of the Museum has been entirely restructured and new papers have been added which make this an up-to-date presentation of front-running theory and practice. Covering broad themes relevant to providing for all museum visitors, and also focusing specifically on educational groups, the book is set in four sections which sequentially:
For any student of museum studies, and for professionals too, this book fuses theory with practice in a way that can only serve to enhance their knowledge of the field. |