Reinventing the museum :historical and contemporary perspectives on the paradigm shift /edited by Gail Anderson.

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Descriptive Terms

Museums Philosophy.
Museums Social aspects.
Museums Historiography.
Cultural property Protection.
Museumkunde.
Rolverwisseling.
Museum
Museumskunde
Museumspädagogik
Museus (filosofia)
Museus (aspectos sociais)
Patrimônio cultural.
Musée.
Aspect social.
Philosophie.
Protection du patrimoine.
Rôle social.
Bien culturel.

Originator

Anderson, Gail, 1954-

Contents

The gloom of the museum (1917) / John Cotton Dana -- What is a museum? (1942) / Theodore Low -- A twelve point program for museum renewal (1970) / Alma Wittlin -- The museum, a temple or the forum (1971) / Duncan F. Cameron -- Rethinking the museum: an emerging new paradigm (1990) / Stephen E. Weil -- Museums in the age of deconstruction (1992) / Michael M. Ames -- The real multiculturalism: a struggle for authority and power (1992) / Amalia Mesa-Bains -- "Hey! That's mine": thoughts on pluralism and American museums (1992) / Edmund Barry Gaither -- An agenda for museums in the twenty-first century (1999) / Harold Skramstad -- The contextual model of learning (2000) / John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking -- The museum's role in a multicultural society (1992) / Claudine K. Brown -- Staying away: why people choose not to visit museums (1983) / Marilyn G. Hood -- The visitors' bill of rights (2000) / Judy Rand -- United states: a science in the making (1993) / C.G. Screven -- Can museums be all things to all people? Missions, goals, and marketing's role (2000) / Neil Kotler, Philip Kotler -- Museum exhibitions and the dynamics of dialogue (1999) / Kathleen McLean -- Changing practices of interpretation (1997) / Lisa C. Roberts -- Making meaning together: lessons from the field of american history (1993) / Lois H. Silverman -- Is there method in our madness? Improvisation in the practice of museum education (1999) / Mary Ellen Munley -- Mining the museum: an installation confronting history (1993) / Lisa G. Corrin -- Evaluating the ethics and consciences of museums (1994) / Robert Sullivan -- What is the object of this exercise? A meandering exploration of the many meanings of objects in museums (1999) / Elaine Heumann Gurian -- Collecting then, collecting today: what's the difference? (2002) / Stephen E. Weil -- Collections planning: pinning down a strategy (2002) / James B. Gardner, Elizabeth Merritt -- Who cares? Conservation in a contemporary context (1999) / Carole Milner -- A philosophical perspective on the ethics and resolution of cultural properties issues (1999) / Karen J. Warren -- Deft deliberations (1991) / Dan L. Monroe, Walter Echo-Hawk -- Deaccessioning: the american perspective (1991) / Marie C. Malaro -- Creampuffs and hardball: are you really worth what you cost or just merely worthwhile? (1995) / Stephen E. Weil -- The well-managed museum (1989) / Stephen E. Weil, Earl F. Cheit -- Museum accountability: laws, rules, ethics, and accreditation (1991) / Willard L. Boyd -- Toward a new governance (1997) / John Carver -- Institution-wide change in museums (1993) / Will Phillips -- Persistent paradoxes (1997) / Robert Janes.

Publication

Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press

Description

xii, 402 pages ; 26 cm
This volume gathers 35 seminal articles reflecting over 100 years of dialogue within the musem community about what it means to be a high-quality, relevant institution. Important reading for museum professionals, students, and anyone interested in museums and their development.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-401).
Gift of Carl R. Nold, 2017

ISBN

0759101698
9780759101692
0759101701
9780759101708

Call Number

Coll AM7.R435 2004