Making Museums Matter
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In this volume of 29 essays, Weil's overarching concern is that museums be able to "earn their keep"--that they make themselves matter--in an environment of potentially shrinking resources. Also... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1588340007
ISBN13:9781588340009
Release Date:April 2002
Publisher:Smithsonian Books
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.92 lbs.
Dimensions:2.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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An outstanding selection of informed and informative essays
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Written by Stephen E. Weil experienced and witty commentator on the museum community who is currently the Scholar Emeritus in the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Education and Museum Studies, Making Museums Matter is an outstanding selection of informed and informative essays about the difference that museums make, their role in preserving and showcasing history and art to the public, cost-related problems plaguing museums today, and a great deal more. Making Museums Matter is enthusiastically recommended as a most thoughtful and authoritative treatise on these notable and noble institutions.
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