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Archaeological Site Museums in Latin America
UPF 2006; US$ 44.95This handbook for archaeologists and heritage managers can readily be incorporated into museum, heritage, and ethics courses, and actual field strategies. more...
Archivists, Collectors, Dealers, and Replevin
Scarecrow Press 2012; US$ 64.99Today, governmental archivists and manuscript collectors?both private collectors and collecting repositories?are in conflict and competition for government documents that come out of private hands and onto the market. This book presents both sides of the issue and examines them dispassionately. It includes a historical review of institutional and... more...
Art in Museums
Continuum International Publishing 2000; US$ 150.00Canvasses past and contemporary problems of cultural representation and the relationship between the artist, the museum and society. more...
The Ashgate Research Companion to Heritage and Identity
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 149.95This Research Companion brings together a team of leading experts to provide a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the key aspects of heritage and identity. It addresses all the major perspectives on - and dimensions to - heritage and identity in a range of geographical contexts. more...
Ausstellungen entwerfen / Designing Exhibitions
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 39.95Drawing on examples from the authors? own experience as exhibition designers, this book examines every phase of exhibition creation. Topics include concept and design, presentation and staging, communicative forms and media, text and graphics, typography and layout, and the use of lighting. more...
Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Baked Beans
Ebury Publishing 2010; US$ 16.01'I am fascinated by people turning their daft dreams into a reality. How did they do it and why?' Driven by his own passion for collecting Hunter Davies has packed his notepad and set off in search of Britain's maddest museums. As he explores these hidden gems he soon discovers that they are everywhere and that they celebrate just about everything,... more...
A Brief History of Curating
JRP|Ringier 2011; US$ 24.95Part of JRP|Ringier's innovative Documents series, published with Les Presses du Réel and dedicated to critical writings, this publication comprises a unique collection of interviews by Hans Ulrich Obrist mapping the development of the curatorial field--from early independent curators in the 1960s and 70s and the experimental institutional programs... more...
Build It Once
Scarecrow Press 2007; US$ 44.99Build It Once is designed for the staff member faced with the challenge of creating high-quality online exhibitions with limited exhibit experience, technical support and resources. It is a book of practices that will enable users to create web presentations that are straightforward, well designed and potentially award winning. more...
CURATING ORAL HISTORIES
Left Coast Press 2010; US$ 29.95The interview is completed, the recorder packed away, and you've captured the narrator's voice for posterity. The bulk of your oral history is finished—or is it? Nancy MacKay, archivist and oral historian, addresses the crucial issue often overlooked by researchers: How do you ensure that the interview you so carefully recorded will be preserved... more...
Care of Collections
Taylor and Francis 1994; US$ 53.95Confronting contemporary issues in museum practice, this collection provides a practical guide to all aspects of collections care. Contributors cover a wide range of issues including: conservation practice the monitoring and control of light relative humidity and atmospheric pollution packing, handling and transportation of collections... more...









