| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 206 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index. |
| Summary |
Museums are at a critical moment in their history. In order to ensure survival into the next century, museums and galleries must demonstrate their social relevance and use. This means developing their public service functions through becoming more knowledgeable about the needs of their visitors and more adept at providing enjoyable and worthwhile experiences. Museums and Their Visitors aims to help museums and galleries in this crucial task. It examines the ways in which museums need to develop their communicative functions and, with examples of case-studies, explains how to achieve best practice. The special needs of a number of target audiences including schools, families and people with disabilities are outlined and illustrated by examples of exhibition, education and marketing policies. The book looks in detail at the power of objects to inspire and stimulate and analyses the use of language in museums and galleries. This is the first book to be written to guide museum and gallery staff in the development of provision for their visitors. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Museum attendance.
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Museum attendance. |
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Museums -- Environmental aspects.
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Museums -- Environmental aspects. |
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Museums. |
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Museum techniques.
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Museum techniques. |
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Museums -- Administration.
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Museums -- Administration. |
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Museum visitors.
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Museum visitors. |
| Indexed Term |
Museums |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hooper-Greenhill, Eilean, 1945- Museums and their visitors. London ; New York : Routledge, 1994 0415068576 (DLC) 93029831 (OCoLC)28709795 |
| ISBN |
0585447195 (electronic book) |
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9780585447193 (electronic book) |
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0203415167 (electronic book) |
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9780203415160 (electronic book) |
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0415068576 (print) |
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9780415068574 (print) |
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