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Museums: A History
John Edward Simmons
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Description for Museums: A History
Hardback. Num Pages: 326 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 26 black & white halftones, 13 tables. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
This comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide. The development of museums as public institutions is explored in the context of world history with a special emphasis on the significance of objects and collecting. The book examines how the successful exportation of the European museum model and its international adaptations have created public institutions that are critical tools in diverse societies ... Read more
This comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide. The development of museums as public institutions is explored in the context of world history with a special emphasis on the significance of objects and collecting. The book examines how the successful exportation of the European museum model and its international adaptations have created public institutions that are critical tools in diverse societies ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
693g
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442263628
SKU
V9781442263628
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Ref
99-12
About John Edward Simmons
John E. Simmons has worked in museums since his freshman year in college (1969). Over the course of his career, he has been a zookeeper, collections manager, museum studies instructor, and director of a graduate program in museum studies. He has taught workshops and museum studies classes for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals in the US, Latin America, Australia, and ... Read more
Reviews for Museums: A History
Museums raises a series of pertinent questions.... Museums convincingly achieves the aim of giving a general summary of the key themes of the museum's history.... I recommend this book to museum studies students interested in the history of museums, but also to scholars who would like to have a complete and valuable summary of the subject.
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