Historic House Museums: A Practical Handbook for Their Care, Preservation, and Management

by Sherry Butcher-Younghans

Book Overview

Historic house museums can be found in nearly every city in the United States and Canada. These are the homes of the earliest settlers, statesmen, frontiersmen, great writers, artists, architects, and industrial magnates. These are the places, carefully saved and preserved, that represent a cultural heritage. Despite their popularity, it is not uncommon to find museums that are in poor repair, their collections neglected and their staffs grossly overworked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195106601
• ISBN13: 9780195106602
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.3"