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Museum Studies & Public History
A guide to library and online sources for research in museum studies.
Introductions to Museum Studies & Museum History
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Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge by Available as an e-book
Heritage, Museums and Galleries: An Introductory Reader by Call Number: AM7 .H465 2005
Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums by Call Number: AM5 .A38 2008Available in print and as an e-book
New Museum Theory and Practice: An Introduction by Available as an e-book
Museums and the Public Sphere by Available as an e-book
Creating the Visitor-Centered Museum by Call Number: AM121 .S35 2017
Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift by Call Number: AM7 .R435 2004
Contesting Human Remains in Museum Collections: The Crisis of Cultural Authority by Publication Date: 2010E-book
The Art Museum
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Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums by Call Number: N430 .D84 1995Available in print and as an e-book
Contemporary Cultures of Display by Call Number: N6490 .C65673 1999
Imagining the Audience: Viewing Positions in Curatorial and Artistic Practice by Call Number: N4396.5 .I43 2012
Philosophy
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Grasping the World: The Idea of the Museum by Call Number: AM7 .G58 2004
Museum Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century by Available as an e-book
Keeping Their Marbles: How the Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums ...and Why They Should Stay There by Call Number: AM135 .J46 2016
Cultural Heritage Ethics: Between Theory and Practice by Available as an e-book
The New Gatekeepers: Emerging Challenges to Free Expression in the Arts by Call Number: NX180.S6 N48 2003
Curating
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The Culture of Curating and the Curating of Culture(s) by Call Number: N4396 .O54 2012
Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display by Call Number: AM151 .E94 1991
Museums and Memory by Call Number: AM7 .M8815 2000
Politics in a Glass Case: Feminism, Exhibition Cultures and Curatorial Transgressions by Call Number: N72.F45 P655 2013
