Museum And Gallery Studies

Author : Rhiannon Mason,Alistair Robinson,Emma Coffield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351373081

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Museum and Gallery Studies by Rhiannon Mason,Alistair Robinson,Emma Coffield Pdf

Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics is an accessible guide for the student approaching Museum and Gallery Studies for the first time. Taking a global view, it covers the key ideas, approaches and contentious issues in the field. Balancing theory and practice, the book address important questions such as: What are museums and galleries? Who decides which kinds of objects are worthy of collection? How are museums and galleries funded? What ethical concerns do practitioners need to consider? How is the field of Museum and Gallery Studies developing? This user-friendly text is an essential read for anyone wishing to work within museums and galleries, or seeking to understand academic debates in the field.

Author : Suzanne MacLeod,Tricia Austin,Jonathan Hale,Oscar Ho Hing-Kay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351370363

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The Future of Museum and Gallery Design by Suzanne MacLeod,Tricia Austin,Jonathan Hale,Oscar Ho Hing-Kay Pdf

The Future of Museum and Gallery Design explores new research and practice in museum design. Placing a specific emphasis on social responsibility, in its broadest sense, the book emphasises the need for a greater understanding of the impact of museum design in the experiences of visitors, in the manifestation of the vision and values of museums and galleries, and in the shaping of civic spaces for culture in our shared social world. The chapters included in the book propose a number of innovative approaches to museum design and museum-design research. Collectively, contributors plead for more open and creative ways of making museums, and ask that museums recognize design as a resource to be harnessed towards a form of museum-making that is culturally located and makes a significant contribution to our personal, social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Such an approach demands new ways of conceptualizing museum and gallery design, new ways of acknowledging the potential of design, and new, experimental, and research-led approaches to the shaping of cultural institutions internationally. The Future of Museum and Gallery Design should be of great interest to academics and postgraduate students in the fields of museum studies, gallery studies, and heritage studies, as well as architecture and design, who are interested in understanding more about design as a resource in museums. It should also be of great interest to museum and design practitioners and museum leaders.

Author : Sharon Macdonald
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781444357943

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A Companion to Museum Studies by Sharon Macdonald Pdf

A Companion to Museum Studies captures the multidisciplinary approach to the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society. Collects first-rate original essays by leading figures from a range of disciplines and theoretical stances, including anthropology, art history, history, literature, sociology, cultural studies, and museum studies Examines the complexity of the museum from cultural, political, curatorial, historical and representational perspectives Covers traditional subjects, such as space, display, buildings, objects and collecting, and more contemporary challenges such as visiting, commerce, community and experimental exhibition forms

Author : Hazel Moffat,Vicky Woollard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0742504085

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Museum and Gallery Education by Hazel Moffat,Vicky Woollard Pdf

The educational role of museums has become a key professional concern. This book addresses the educational role museums play from an international perspective. The contributed essays provide timely reviews of the key themes and case studies provide practical examples of the research. Ideally suited for all museum staff and students of museum studies.

Author : Sarah Anne Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317093091

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Museum and Gallery Publishing by Sarah Anne Hughes Pdf

Museum and Gallery Publishing examines the theory and practice of general and scholarly publishing associated with museum and art gallery collections. Focusing on the production and reception of these texts, the book explains the relevance of publishing to the cultural, commercial and social contexts of collections and their institutions. Combining theory with case studies from around the world, Sarah Anne Hughes explores how, why and to what effect museums and galleries publish books. Covering a broad range of publishing formats and organisations, including heritage sites, libraries and temporary exhibitions, the book argues that the production and consumption of printed media within the context of collecting institutions occupies a unique and privileged role in the creation and communication of knowledge. Acknowledging that books offer functions beyond communication, Hughes argues that this places books published by museums in a unique relationship to institutions, with staff acting as producers and visitors as consumers.The logistical and ethical dimensions of museum and gallery publishing are also examined in depth, including consideration of issues such as production, the impact of digital technologies, funding and sponsorship, marketing, co-publishing, rights, and curators’ and artists’ agency. Focusing on an important but hitherto neglected topic, Museum and Gallery Publishing is key reading for researchers in the fields of museum, heritage, art and publishing studies. It will also be of interest to curators and other practitioners working in museums, heritage and science centres and art galleries.

Author : Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Museums
ISBN : LCCN:94020066

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Museum and Gallery Education by Eilean Hooper-Greenhill Pdf

Author : Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Art museums
ISBN : NWU:35556035247337

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Museum and Gallery Education by Eilean Hooper-Greenhill Pdf

An overview of the educational aims of all kinds of museums and galleries. The text includes a discussion of different types of museums, their educational structures and arrangement.

Author : Christopher Whitehead
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781136506130

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Interpreting Art in Museums and Galleries by Christopher Whitehead Pdf

In this pioneering book, Christopher Whitehead provides an overview and critique of art interpretation practices in museums and galleries. Covering the philosophy and sociology of art, traditions in art history and art display, the psychology of the aesthetic experience and ideas about learning and communication, Whitehead advances major theoretical frameworks for understanding interpretation from curators’ and visitors’ perspectives. Although not a manual, the book is deeply practical. It presents extensively researched European and North American case studies involving interviews with professionals engaged in significant cutting-edge interpretation projects. Finally, it sets out the ethical and political responsibilities of institutions and professionals engaged in art interpretation. Exploring the theoretical and practical dimensions of art interpretation in accessible language, this book covers: The construction of art by museums and galleries, in the form of collections, displays, exhibition and discourse; The historical and political dimensions of art interpretation; The functioning of narrative, categories and chronologies in art displays; Practices, discourses and problems surrounding the interpretation of historical and contemporary art; Visitor experiences and questions of authorship and accessibility; The role of exhibition texts, new interpretive technologies and live interpretation in art museum and gallery contexts. Thoroughly researched with immediately practical applications, Interpreting Art in Museums and Galleries will inform the practices of art curators and those studying the subject.

Author : Juliette Fritsch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135767952

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Museum Gallery Interpretation and Material Culture by Juliette Fritsch Pdf

Museum Gallery Interpretation and Material Culture publishes the proceedings of the first annual Sackler Centre for Arts Education conference at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. The conference launched the annual series by addressing the question of how gallery interpretation design and management can help museum visitors learn about art and material culture. The book features a range of papers by leading academics, museum learning professionals, graduate researchers and curators from Europe, the USA and Canada. The papers present diverse new research and practice in the field, and open up debate about the role, design and process of exhibition interpretation in museums, art galleries and historic sites. The authors represent both academics and practitioners, and are affiliated with high quality institutions of broad geographical scope. The result is a strong, consistent representation of current thinking across the theory, methodology and practice of interpretation design for learning in museums.

Author : Robert R. Janes,Richard Sandell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351251020

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Museum Activism by Robert R. Janes,Richard Sandell Pdf

Only a decade ago, the notion that museums, galleries and heritage organisations might engage in activist practice, with explicit intent to act upon inequalities, injustices and environmental crises, was met with scepticism and often derision. Seeking to purposefully bring about social change was viewed by many within and beyond the museum community as inappropriately political and antithetical to fundamental professional values. Today, although the idea remains controversial, the way we think about the roles and responsibilities of museums as knowledge based, social institutions is changing. Museum Activism examines the increasing significance of this activist trend in thinking and practice. At this crucial time in the evolution of museum thinking and practice, this ground-breaking volume brings together more than fifty contributors working across six continents to explore, analyse and critically reflect upon the museum’s relationship to activism. Including contributions from practitioners, artists, activists and researchers, this wide-ranging examination of new and divergent expressions of the inherent power of museums as forces for good, and as activists in civil society, aims to encourage further experimentation and enrich the debate in this nascent and uncertain field of museum practice. Museum Activism elucidates the largely untapped potential for museums as key intellectual and civic resources to address inequalities, injustice and environmental challenges. This makes the book essential reading for scholars and students of museum and heritage studies, gallery studies, arts and heritage management, and politics. It will be a source of inspiration to museum practitioners and museum leaders around the globe.

Author : Susan Pearce
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780567408549

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Art in Museums by Susan Pearce Pdf

Canvasses past and contemporary problems of cultural representation and the relationship between the artist, the museum and society.

Author : M. Xanthoudaki,L. Tickle,V. Sekules
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789401000437

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Researching Visual Arts Education in Museums and Galleries by M. Xanthoudaki,L. Tickle,V. Sekules Pdf

Researching Visual Arts Education in Museums and Galleries brings together case studies from Europe, Asia and North America, in a way that will lay a foundation for international co-operation in the future development and communication of practice-based research. The research in each of the cases directly stems from educational practice in very particular contexts, indicating at once the variety and detail of practitioners' concerns and their common interests.

Author : Alison Baverstock
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781408109342

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How to Get a Job in a Museum Or Art Gallery by Alison Baverstock Pdf

A practical guide to career options in art galleries or museums.

Author : Gerard Corsane
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Archaeological thefts
ISBN : 0415289459

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Heritage, Museums and Galleries by Gerard Corsane Pdf

This reader provides a starting point and introductory resource for anyone wishing to engage with certain key issues relating to the heritage, museums and galleries sector.

Author : Tula Giannini,Jonathan P. Bowen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319974576

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Museums and Digital Culture by Tula Giannini,Jonathan P. Bowen Pdf

This book explores how digital culture is transforming museums in the 21st century. Offering a corpus of new evidence for readers to explore, the authors trace the digital evolution of the museum and that of their audiences, now fully immersed in digital life, from the Internet to home and work. In a world where life in code and digits has redefined human information behavior and dominates daily activity and communication, ubiquitous use of digital tools and technology is radically changing the social contexts and purposes of museum exhibitions and collections, the work of museum professionals and the expectations of visitors, real and virtual. Moving beyond their walls, with local and global communities, museums are evolving into highly dynamic, socially aware and relevant institutions as their connections to the global digital ecosystem are strengthened. As they adopt a visitor-centered model and design visitor experiences, their priorities shift to engage audiences, convey digital collections, and tell stories through exhibitions. This is all part of crafting a dynamic and innovative museum identity of the future, made whole by seamless integration with digital culture, digital thinking, aesthetics, seeing and hearing, where visitors are welcomed participants. The international and interdisciplinary chapter contributors include digital artists, academics, and museum professionals. In themed parts the chapters present varied evidence-based research and case studies on museum theory, philosophy, collections, exhibitions, libraries, digital art and digital future, to bring new insights and perspectives, designed to inspire readers. Enjoy the journey!