Museums and historical organizations program
Author | : National Endowment for the Humanities. Division of Public Programs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Federal aid to museums |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : National Endowment for the Humanities. Division of Public Programs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Federal aid to museums |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Abram C. Van Engen |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2020-02-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300252315 |
A fresh, original history of America’s national narratives, told through the loss, recovery, and rise of one influential Puritan sermon from 1630 to the present day In this illuminating book, Abram Van Engen shows how the phrase “City on a Hill,” from a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop, shaped the story of American exceptionalism in the twentieth century. By tracing the history of Winthrop’s speech, its changing status throughout time, and its use in modern politics, Van Engen asks us to reevaluate our national narratives. He tells the story of curators, librarians, collectors, archivists, antiquarians, and often anonymous figures who emphasized the role of the Pilgrims and Puritans in American history, paving the way for the saving and sanctifying of a single sermon. This sermon’s rags-to-riches rise reveals the way national stories take shape and shows us how those tales continue to influence competing visions of the country—the many different meanings of America that emerge from its literary past.
Author | : John H Falk |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2016-06-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 131541788X |
In the first book to take a "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit, Falk and Dierking present research findings to demonstrate people's motivations for visiting museums and how museum professionals can enhance their visitors' experiences.
Author | : Nelson Lankford |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2003-07-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0142003107 |
Nelson Lankford draws upon Civil War-era diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspaper reports to vividly recapture the experiences of the men and women, both black and white, who witnessed the tumultuous fall of Richmond. In April 1865 General Robert E. Lee realized that his army must retreat from the Confederate capital and that Jefferson Davis's government must flee. As the Southern soldiers moved out they set the city on fire, leaving a blazing ruin to greet the entering Union troops. The city's fall ushered in the birth of the modern United States. Lankford's exploration of this pivotal event is at once an authoritative work of history and a stunning piece of dramatic prose.
Author | : Tula Giannini |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 589 |
Release | : 2019-05-06 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 3319974572 |
This book explores how digital culture is transforming museums in the 21st century. Offering a corpus of new evidence for readers to explore, the authors trace the digital evolution of the museum and that of their audiences, now fully immersed in digital life, from the Internet to home and work. In a world where life in code and digits has redefined human information behavior and dominates daily activity and communication, ubiquitous use of digital tools and technology is radically changing the social contexts and purposes of museum exhibitions and collections, the work of museum professionals and the expectations of visitors, real and virtual. Moving beyond their walls, with local and global communities, museums are evolving into highly dynamic, socially aware and relevant institutions as their connections to the global digital ecosystem are strengthened. As they adopt a visitor-centered model and design visitor experiences, their priorities shift to engage audiences, convey digital collections, and tell stories through exhibitions. This is all part of crafting a dynamic and innovative museum identity of the future, made whole by seamless integration with digital culture, digital thinking, aesthetics, seeing and hearing, where visitors are welcomed participants. The international and interdisciplinary chapter contributors include digital artists, academics, and museum professionals. In themed parts the chapters present varied evidence-based research and case studies on museum theory, philosophy, collections, exhibitions, libraries, digital art and digital future, to bring new insights and perspectives, designed to inspire readers. Enjoy the journey!
Author | : Robert Herskovitz |
Publisher | : Minnesota Historical Society Press |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 087351856X |
An indispensable tool for renovating and building small and midsized museums, written for those who preserve and interpret our cultural heritage.
Author | : John Summers |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2018-03-02 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1442279370 |
Winner of the 2018 Ontario Museum Association Award of Excellence Winner of the 2019 Canadian Museum Association Award of Outstanding Achievement in the Research - Cultural Heritage Category Creating Exhibits that Engage: A Manual for Museums and Historical Organizations is a concise, useful guide to developing effective and memorable museum exhibits. The book is full of information, guidelines, tips, and concrete examples drawn from the author’s years of experience as a curator and exhibit developer in the United States and Canada. Is this your first exhibit project? You will find step-by-step instructions, useful advice and plenty of examples. Are you a small museum or local historical society looking to improve your exhibits? This book will take you through how to define your audience, develop a big idea, write the text, manage the budget, design the graphics, arrange the gallery, select artifacts, and fabricate, install and evaluate the exhibit. Are you a museum studies student wanting to learn about the theory and practice of exhibit development? This book combines both and includes references to works by noted authors in the field. Written in a clear and accessible style, Creating Exhibits that Engage offers checklists of key points at the end of each chapter, a glossary of specialized terms, and photographs, drawings and charts illustrating key concepts and techniques.
Author | : Denise Lajimodiere |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2021-05-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781681342078 |
An Ojibwe girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle, as she prepares for her first powwow.