Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift

By Gail Anderson

Book Overview

This reader brings together 35 seminal articles that reflect the museum world's ongoing conversation with itself and the public about what it means to be a museum-one that is relevant and responsive to its constituents and always examining and reexamining its operations, policies, collections, and programs. In conjunction with the editor's introductory material and recommended additional readings these articles will help students grasp the essentials of the dialogue and guide them on where to turn for further details and developments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759101701
• ISBN13: 9780759101708
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Reinventing the Museum

I need this book for a graduate course, and it's much more readable and interesting than a lot of the other material I'm reading. Insightful, with short chapters that are accessible and interesting.