Museums of the World: Ebookplus

ISBN-13: 9783110302158 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 1560 str.

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• In its 20th edition Museums of the World covers more than 55,000 museums in 202 countries, listed hierarchically by country and place, and within places alphabetically by name. A separate chapter records some 500 museum associations in 132 countries.
  Each museum has been assigned to one or more of 22 categories identifying the type and focus of the museum.
  A typical entry contains the following details:
• Name of the museum in the original language with an English translation when necessary
• Address, phone and fax numbers
• E-mail address and URL
• Type of museum
• Year of foundation
• Head of museum
• Academic staff
• Collections and facilities

An alphabetical index of museums, an index of persons covering directors, presidents, curators and academic staff of the museums, a personality index recording artists whose works are shown predominantly in a specific museum and/or referring to memorabilia of famous individuals, and a subject index facilitate the access to the data.
The eBookPLUS format comprises the content and search criteria of the printed edition and its indices, facilitating complex searches.