Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift

By Gail Anderson

Book Overview

Reinventing the Museum gathers 35 seminal articles reflecting over 100 years of dialogue within the museum community about what it means to be a high-quality, relevant institution. Important reading for museum professionals, students, and anyone interested in museums and their development.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759101701
• ISBN13: 9780759101708
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Reinventing the Museum

I need this book for a graduate course, and it's much more readable and interesting than a lot of the other material I'm reading. Insightful, with short chapters that are accessible and interesting.