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Hall of Fame Museums
  • Language: en

Hall of Fame Museums

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1997-11-25
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  • Publisher: Greenwood

The first comprehensive overview of hall of fame museums and exhibits, this work contains valuable information on 274 halls of fame in over 100 fields in the United States and 10 other countries.

Corporate Museums, Galleries, and Visitor Centers
  • Language: en

Corporate Museums, Galleries, and Visitor Centers

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1991-08-14
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  • Publisher: Greenwood

One of the most frequently overlooked areas of the museum world are those museums and museum-like facilities that are part of manufacturing and other types of companies. Usually known as corporate museums, galleries, or visitor centers, they have other names, such as exhibit halls, history rooms, sculpture gardens, information centers, and even halls of fame. In general, they are exhibit-based facilities owned and operated by publicly traded or privately held companies as public relations, marketing, and/or personnel relations vehicles. In some cases, however, they are operated through foundations started and largely funded and controlled by companies. This unique and comprehensive guide des...

America's Science Museums
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 504

America's Science Museums

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1990-11-29
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  • Publisher: Greenwood

Danilov . . . is a preeminent authority on museums. According to Danilov, visits to science-related museums constitute 38 to 45 percent of all visits to museums in the U.S. . . . At the beginning of each section there is an introduction describing the history of that particular type of museum. Museum entries vary from about one-half page to two pages in length. A typical entry provides a history of the museum and description of the collection. . . . America's Science Museums is a well-designed book that can be recommended to all public and academic libraries. Reference Books Bulletin Science museums, although they comprise less than 20 percent of the nearly 7,000 cultural institutions known ...

O Museu Nacional da Ciência e da Técnica: no contexto da evolução da Museologia das Ciências: da ideia do Museu à sua oficialização (1971-1976)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 394

O Museu Nacional da Ciência e da Técnica: no contexto da evolução da Museologia das Ciências: da ideia do Museu à sua oficialização (1971-1976)

Este trabalho resulta de uma investigação em Museologia e Património Cultural sobre a concetualização do Museu Nacional da Ciência e da Técnica (1971-1976). Pretende-se dar a conhecer o contexto em que emerge o Museu, as suas influências, a sua estrutura, a sua projeção e dificuldade de reconhecimento no seio da comunidade museológica. Este Museu foi pensado e construído por Mário Silva, eminente físico conimbricense, que se doutorou com a Nobel Madame Marie Curie, no início do século XX. O único Museu nacional dedicado à ciência e à tecnologia, classificado na chamada “primeira geração”, foi impulsionado sob a égide do então Ministro da Educação Nacional, o Pro...

Museum Masters
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 444

Museum Masters

  • Categories: Art

Alexander brings to life the stories of twelve ambitious leaders from the United States and Europe who helped shape the future of the museum world.

Children Today
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Children Today

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1987
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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American Education
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 584

American Education

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1979
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Museums in Motion
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 330

Museums in Motion

This primary text on museum history examines the rise of museums since the eighteenth century in the fields of science, art, and history.