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Foundations of museum studies : evolving systems of knowledge / Kiersten F. Latham and John E. Simmons.

Penn Museum Library AM5 .L38 2014
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Latham, Kiersten Fourshé, author.
Simmons, John E., author.
Contributor:
George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Museums.
Museum techniques.
Museums--United States.
Museum techniques--United States.
United States.
Physical Description:
xvi, 155 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]
Contents:
Defining museums (and museum studies)
The origins of museums
The museum system
Dimensions of museums
Species of museums? A museological bestiary
The meaningful physical resource
Museum workers
Museum users
Contemporary museums around the world
The future of museums.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
ISBN:
9781610692823
1610692829
OCLC:
870842008
Publisher Number:
99960249161

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