| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 219 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
New research in museum studies ; 2
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New research in museum studies ; 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Plates; Editorial Introduction; Part One; 1 Museums: an economic perspective; 2 Performance indicators: promises and pitfalls; 3 Sight, disability and the museum; 4 Planning for visitors; 5 Reflections on the social and economic impact of the Fortress of Louisbourg; Part Two; 6 ''Like a game of dominoes'': Augustus Pitt Rivers and the typological museum idea; 7 The Elepe''s beadwork: a question of legitimacy; Part Three; The video Building New Audiences for Museums; Children''s Clothes, Clare Rose. |
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Picturing Power: Visual Depiction and Social Relations, Gordon Fyfe and John Law (eds)Taiwan: its natural history and its new natural science museum; The crisis of representation in museums: the exhibition ''The Spirit Sings''; The GREM conference, Montreal, 1990; Call for papers for forthcoming volumes; Editorial policy; Notes on contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y. |
| Summary |
The second volume in this series focuses upon the relationship between a museum service and its community, viewed from a range of national and international perspectives, and concentrating upon new work and new political parameters. The papers include a substantial analysis of museum operations from an economic standpoint, drawing upon research into the report of the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish on the local economy. Further papers consider the influence of recent legislation, the role of performance indicators, and the importance of recent approaches to visitor evaluation. The. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Museums.
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Museums. |
| Indexed Term |
Museums |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Pearce, Susan M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Museum economics and the community. London ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Athlone Press, 1991 0485900025 (DLC) 91025711 (OCoLC)24069072 |
| ISBN |
9780567497062 (electronic book) |
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0567497062 (electronic book) |
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0485900025 |
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9780485900026 |
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