Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Exhibit makeovers Exhibit makeovers Alice Parman Excellence in exhibit development is about thoughtful planning, energetic execution, and a spirit of openness and collaboration. It's not about money. It doesn't require prior expertise, though speci… OL12101566W
El museo fuera de lugar El museo fuera de lugar Jaime Iregui A study of Bogota viewed as a museum (outside of the traditional museum). This work offers a critical look at modern city through a series of tours through downtown Bogotá, specifically on Seventh Av… OL15487116W
Ishi in three centuries Ishi in three centuries Clifton B. Kroeber,Karl Kroeber,Karl Kroeber Brings together a range of insightful and unsettling perspectives and the research to personalize our understanding of one of the famous Native Americans of the modern era - Ishi, the last Yahi. This… OL16797550W
Louvre Abu Dhabi Louvre Abu Dhabi Laurence Des Cars "Appelé à lever un coin du voile sur ses collections en avril 2013, le musée du Louvre Abu Dhabi suscite déjà une grande curiosité. Si l'architecture imaginée par Jean Nouvel pour l'abriter est connu… OL17553589W
Stuffed! Stuffed! Glenn Eichler When Tim and his wife inherit his father's museum of curiosities and find there in a taxidermied African warrier ("The Savage" -- or so the museum's placard labels him), Tim's quiet suburban life sta… OL18679468W
Hands-on exhibitions Hands-on exhibitions Tim Caulton The development of interactive displays has transformed the traditional museum world in the last decade. Visitors are no longer satisfied by simply gazing at worthy displays in glass cases - they exp… OL19854738W
The secret museum The secret museum Molly Oldfield "A unique treasure trove of the most intriguing artifacts hidden away in museum archives from all over the world, curated, brought to light and to life by Molly Oldfield in a beautifully illustrated … OL19972896W
Changes Changes Illinois State Museum Society "Changes," an Illinois State Museum exhibit, explores 500 million years of environmental changes - from the time when Illinois was tropical through the Ice Ages, to the diverse landscapes of the mode… OL24935257W
Hiroshi Sugimoto Hiroshi Sugimoto Thomas Kellein,Hiroshi Sugimoto A collection of photographs that pay homage to the work of photography pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot. Titled "Photogenic Drawing", these photographs were printed from paper negatives produced by T… OL2990722W
On display On display Kerstin te Heesen,Karin Priem "This book focuses on one of the most successful photography exhibitions in history, The Family of Man. With The Family of Man as its reference point, this collection of essays takes a closer look at… OL32771179W
Exhibiting Mestizaje Exhibiting Mestizaje Karen Mary Davalos "In this study, Davalos challenges the sometimes hidden, sometimes blatant assumptions that underlie the practice of creating museum exhibits, and asks what happens when people of Mexican (American) … OL9639156W