The Museum: A Reference Guide

ISBN-13: 9780313236860 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 400 str.

Michael S. Shapiro; Louis W. Kemp

Opis

As the number of museums in the United States has grown to more than 6500 in this century, the museum profession has experienced similar growth. In addition to academic training and accreditation programmes in the field, an expanding body of literature on museum history, philosophy, and functions has evolved, little of which has received the critical attention it deserves. This reference volume serves as an up-to-date guide to this wealth of literature, identifying and evaluating works that introduce the general reader, the museum studies student, and the beginning professional to the history, philosophy, and functions of museums.