Beyond the Glass Case: The Past, the Heritage and the Public, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781138404588 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Nick Merriman

Opis

Based on the survey in the UK that measured public use of and attitudes to the past, archaeology and collecting, this title develops an explanation for the failure of museums and similar institutions to connect with the majority of the public.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 2 The death of the past and the growth of heritage; Chapter 3 The past as discourse; Chapter 4 Patterns in museum and heritage visiting; Chapter 5 Public attitudes; Chapter 6 Explaining the consumption of heritage; Chapter 7 Archaeology and alternatives '“ sanctioned and non-sanctioned approaches to the past; Chapter 8 Gaining a sense of the past; Chapter 9 Opening up museums;

O autorze

Nick Merriman