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Magpies, Squirrels and Thieves: How the Victorians Collected the World
Jacqueline Yallop
Museums & museology; History; British & Irish history; Social & cultural history
Paperback
During the Victorian age, British collectors were among the most active, passionate and eccentric in the world. Magpies, Squirrels... [more]
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China's Museums
Xianyao Li, Zhewen Luo
Museums & museology; History; Asian history
Paperback
This book provides a guide to China's rich and varied museum collections, illustrated with rare images from the collections... [more]
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The Long Way Home: The Meaning and Values of Repatriation
Michael Pickering, Paul Turnbull
Museums & museology; History; Anthropology
Paperback
Indigenous peoples have long sought the return of ancestral human remains and associated artefacts from western museums and... [more]
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Henry Cole and the Chamber of Horrors: The Curious Origins of the V&A
Christopher Frayling
History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Museums & museology; History
Paperback
In this entertaining account of the origins and early history of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Christopher Frayling shows... [more]
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Loot: Tomb Robbers, Treasure and the Great Museum Debate
Sharon Waxman
Museums & museology; History; Archaeology
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The Odditoreum
Shaun Tan
Museums & museology; Children's & Educational
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The Odditoreum contains a parade of curiosities large and small from deep within the vaults of the Powerhouse Museum. Award-winning... [more]
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Strange Museums: A Journey Through Poland
Fiona McGregor
Museums & museology; Cultural studies; Travel & holiday; Travel writing
Paperback
The dictum goes: Go to the bars of a place to understand its living. Go to the museums to understand its dead. When Fiona... [more]
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The Elgin Marbles: The Case for Restitution
Christopher Hitchens
Non-graphic art forms; Museums & museology; History
Paperback
The opening of the New Acropolis Museum in Athens in spring 2008 provides the opportunity to re-state the case for the return... [more]
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Displays of Power: Controversy in the American Museum from the Enola Gay...
Steven C. Dubin
Museums & museology; History; Cultural studies
Paperback
Museums have become ground zero in America's culture wars. Whereas fierce public debates once centred on provocative work... [more]
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Museums Matter: In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum
James Cuno
Museums & museology; Society & Social Sciences
Hardback
The concept of an encyclopedic museum was born of the Enlightenment, a manifestation of society's growing belief that the... [more]
Barcelona Museums
Ediciones Poligrafa
History of Art & Design Styles; Museums & museology; Travel & holiday; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides
Paperback
This lavishly illustrated series presents readers with pocket-sized guides to the very best in architecture and building design... [more]
Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage
James Cuno
Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; Museums & museology; History; Archaeology
Paperback
Whether antiquities should be returned to the countries where they were found is one of the most urgent and controversial... [more]
Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage
James Cuno
Museums & museology; History
Hardback
Whether antiquities should be returned to the countries where they were found is one of the most urgent and controversial... [more]
Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach
Beverly Serrell
Writing & editing guides; Museums & museology
Paperback
A vital reference tool for all exhibit professionals. Includes discussions of label planning, writing, design, and publication.... [more]
Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums
Carol Duncan
Art & Architecture; Architecture; Museums & museology; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides
Paperback
The material conditions in which the production and consumption of art takes place is a topic of increasing importance in... [more]
The New Museology
Charles Saumarez Smith, Colin Sorensen, Ludmilla Jordanova, Paul Greenhalgh
Architecture; Museums & museology
Paperback
Traditionally, museums have concerned themselves with foremost with conservation and classification. But what is conserved,... [more]
The Small Museum Toolkit
Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Stacy Klingler
Museums & museology; Business & management
Paperback
As a small museum staff person, you are responsible for a lot, including areas outside of your expertise or training. You... [more]
The Small Museum Toolkit
Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Stacy Klingler
Museums & museology; Business & management
Hardback
As a small museum staff person, you are responsible for a lot, including areas outside of your expertise or training. You... [more]
British Museum Technical Research Bulletin
David Saunders
Museums & museology
Paperback
This annual bulletin offers a behind the scenes glimpse into the current work of curators, conservators and scientists at... [more]
Fungal Facts: Solving Fungal Problems on Heritage Collections in Museums...
Mary-Lou E. Florian
Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; Museums & museology; Mycology, fungi (non-medical)
Paperback
Prevention costs so little in comparison to the cost of recovery and the health hazards that will ensue from a fungal infestation.... [more]
Translating Museums: A Counterhistory of South Asian Museology
Shaila Bhatti
Encyclopaedias & reference works; Museums & museology
Paperback
Shaila Bhatti's immersive study of the Lahore Museum in Pakistan is one of the first books to offer an in-depth historical... [more]
Intangible Heritage and the Museum: New Perspectives on Cultural Preservation...
Marilena Alivizatou
Museums & museology; Social & cultural anthropology; Business & management
Paperback
In this comparative, international study Marilena Alivizatou investigates the relationship between museums and the new concept... [more]
Whose Culture?: The Promise of Museums and the Debate Over Antiquities
James Cuno
Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; Museums & museology; Archaeology
Paperback
The international controversy over who owns antiquities has pitted museums against archaeologists and source countries where... [more]
Collecting Mexico: Museums, Monuments, and the Creation of National Identity...
Shelley E. Garrigan
History of Art & Design Styles; Museums & museology; Hispanic & Latino studies
Paperback
<p> Collecting Mexico centers on the ways in which aesthetics and commercialism intersected in officially sanctioned public... [more]
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