Hands-On Exhibitions: Managing Interactive Museums and Science Centres

by Tim Caulton

Book Overview

The development of interactive displays has transformed the traditional museum world in the last decade. Visitors are no longer satisfied by simply gazing at worthy displays in glass cases - they expect to have hands-on experience of the objects and be actively involved with the exhibits, learning informally and being entertained simultaneously. Hands-on museums and science centres provide the most remarkable example of how museums are redefining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415165229
• ISBN13: 9780415165228
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.1"