Creating the Visitor-Centered Museum Contributor(s): Samis, Peter (Author), Michaelson, Mimi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1629581917 ISBN-13: 9781629581910 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Museum Studies - Business & Economics | Museum Administration And Museology - Education | Non-formal Education |
Dewey: 069.1 |
LCCN: 2016007452 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.48 lbs) 214 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What does the transformation to a visitor-centered approach do for a museum? How are museums made relevant to a broad range of visitors of varying ages, identities, and social classes? Does appealing to a larger audience force museums to "dumb down" their work? What internal changes are required? Based on a multi-year, Kress Foundation-sponsored study of ten innovative American and European collections based museums recognized by their peers to be visitor centered, Peter Samis and Mimi Michaelson answer these key questions for the field. The book: |