4 volumes, plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliographic Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
v. 1. Museum theory / edited by Andrea Witcomb and Kylie Message -- v. 2. Museum practice / edited by Conal McCarthy -- v. 3. Museum media / edited by Michelle Henning -- v. 4. Museum transformations : decolonization and democratization / edited by Annie E. Coombes and Ruth B. Phillips
Summary:
The International Handbooks of Museum Studies is a multi-volume reference work that represents a state-of-the-art survey of the burgeoning field of museum studies. Featuring original essays by leading international museum experts and emerging scholars, readings cover all aspects of museum theory, practice, debates, and the impact of technologies. The four volumes in the series, divided thematically, offer in-depth treatment of all major issues relating to museum theory; historical and contemporary museum practice; mediations in art, design, and architecture; and the transformations and challenges confronting the.-museum. In addition to surveys of current scholarship, the entries includes a rich and diverse panoply of examples and original case studies to illuminate the various perspectives. Unprecedented for its in-depth topic coverage and breadth of scholarship, the multi-volume International Handbooks of Museum Studies is an indispensable resource for the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society