Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Series preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The museum: some definitions; Some definitions of 'museum'; The Museums Charter Museums Association; The museum as a staging ground for symbolic action; How sweet it is: cultural politics in Barbados; A sense of purpose: rethinking museum values and strategies; The principles of museum administration; Museums for the year 2000: a case for continuous revolution; Piero della Francesca and the trainspotters; Making up is hard to do; Museum as dialogue; The future of history museums.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Museums are public places of infinite variety and contradiction, where objects, images and memories are kept and shared. This collection gives ample evidence of this variety and also demonstrates that museums and museum professionals are moving forward with energy and conviction.
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Title
Museum provision and professionalism.
International Standard Book Number
0415112818
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Museums.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Museum Administration & Museology.