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Museum, Media, Message Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Hooper-Greenhill, Eilean (Editor)
ISBN: 0415198283     ISBN-13: 9780415198288
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $66.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 1998
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Annotation: "Museum, Media, Message" considers in depth the most up-to-date approaches to museum communication, placing it in the context of mass communication and media studies. Contributors analyze the processes used by museums and galleries to construct and transmit complex systems of value and legitimation. The collection also raises philosophical and management issues and provides case studies to introduce methods for studying audiences' experiences of communication events in museums. "Museum, Media, Message" is compiled for readers who want to develop a more critical and informed professional practice in relation to museum and gallery audiences. It will also be of value to people in related fields who are interested in current debates and issues about museums.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Education | Organizations & Institutions
- Social Science | Archaeology
Dewey: 069.5
Lexile Measure: 1350
Series: Museum Meanings (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.74" W x 9.86" (1.40 lbs) 316 pages
 
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Collecting together a group of talented writers, Museum, Media, Message considers, in depth, the most up-to-date approaches to museum communication including: museums as media; museums and audience; and the evaluation of museums.

Addressing the need for museums to develop better knowledge of visitor experience, this volume introduces a broad range of issues, and presents the ultimate how, why and who of museum communication.

Museum, Media, Message combines philosophical discussion, practical examples and case studies and examines museum communication in three sections:

  • analyzing how museums and galleries construct and transmit complex systems of value through processes of collection and exhibition
  • raising philosophical and management issues and exploration of work with specific audiences
  • introducing methods for studying the audiences' experiences of communication events in museums.

Perfect for people who want to develop a more critical and informed professional museum practice, and for students looking to enhance their skills of analysis and reflection, this book is of value to anyone interested in the current debates and issues of this new and growing field.