Museology & heritage studies Books

The Return of Cultural Heritage to Latin America takes a new approach to the question of returns and restitutions. It is the first publication to look at the domestic politics of claiming countries in order to understand who supports the claims and why...

Museum Representations of Motherhood and the Maternal is the first book to address the underrepresentation of motherhood in museums.

This comprehensive catalog documents the vast collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most distinguished art museums in the world. Filled with beautiful full-color images of the museum's holdings, this volume is a must-have for art...

Ce livre est une vue complète des musées les plus importants d'Europe, et des collections uniques qu'ils abritent. L'auteur se concentre sur les tableaux, les statues, les bas-reliefs et les objets connexes qui ont une importance particulière pour...

Découvrez les chefs-d'œuvre de la peinture hollandaise avec ce catalogue précieux de peintures présentées au Musée de l'Etat à Amsterdam. Avec des détails sur les artistes, les styles et les époques présentés, ce livre est un must-have pour tous ceux qui...

Ce livre est un catalogue détaillé des peintures et sculptures exposées au musée impérial de Versailles. Les auteurs présentent une description de chaque élément de la collection, y compris son histoire, sa provenance et sa signification artistique. Ils...

Ce livre propose une étude de l'organisation des musées et de leur fonctionnement. Les étudiants en muséologie et en histoire de l'art trouveront ici une source précieuse d'information sur les musées et leur rôle dans la société.This work has been...

Dieses Werk gibt Einblicke in das Königliche Zeughaus in Berlin. Es werden die verschiedenen Sammlungen und Ausstellungen des Museums vorgestellt und erläutert. Das Buch richtet sich an Kunst- und Kulturinteressierte, Touristen und Historiker.This work...

Ce livre est un catalogue illustré de la collection d'art de Napoléon Bonaparte, qui est maintenant présentée dans le Musée du Louvre à Paris. Le volume 1 comprend des photographies en noir et blanc de sculptures antiques, d'objets d'art médiévaux et de...

Questa pubblicazione delinea la mostra d'arte più importante del primo Novecento in Italia, tenutasi a Firenze nel 1921 al Palazzo del Parco di San Gallo. Il catalogo presenta una ricca selezione di opere d'arte nelle diverse discipline, accompagnate da...

Climatic and Environmental Threats to Cultural Heritage examines the challenges that environmental change, both sudden and long-term, poses to the preservation of cultural material.Acknowledging the diversity of human cultural heritage across collecting...

Heritage, Indigenous Doing and Wellbeing presents an Australian Aboriginal relational understanding of the world that offers a counter-narrative to the Western notion of heritage towards new insights into the potential for sustaining the complex systems...

Curating in a Time of Ecological Crisis reaffirms the relevance and impactful role of art, revealing how contemporary art exhibitions can capture the zeitgeist and advance new and collaborative approaches to a more sustainable inhabitation of Earth. The...

Das Fritz-Hüser-Institut in Dortmund ist Europas einziges Forschungsinstitut mit Bibliothek und Archiv zu Literatur und Kultur der Arbeitswelt. Zum ersten Mal in seiner insgesamt 80-jährigen Geschichte legt es ein umfassendes Inventar aller Bestände von...

Being a head of a museum is both challenging and rewarding work. Museum leaders and those who aspire to the role are expected to engage donors and members, and raise money effectively; yet, most have received little or no training or support in...

Museums of history and contemporary culture face many challenges in the modern age. One is how to react to processes of Europeanization and globalization, which require more cross-border cooperation and different ways of telling stories for visitors...

A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan investigates the politics of cultural heritage preservation in Afghanistan between 2008 and 2015.

Focusing on how museums prioritize and produce content, Hip Heritage demonstrates how economic issues play an ever-larger role in determining how cultural heritage is being framed and presented in contemporary heritage museums.

Museums, Children and Social Action examines the role that museums play in reaching, teaching and inspiring children as global citizens of the world and, looking to the future, argues that the sustainability of museums will come from strengthening...

This catalog showcases the works of Austrian artists who exhibited at the Künstlerhaus in 1908. It includes paintings, sculptures, and prints from various styles and movements, such as Secessionism and Art Nouveau. The Künstlerhaus was a vibrant hub of...

An illustrated history of the development of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, including its collections and exhibitions.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know...

A visionary plan for creating a world-class museum and cultural center in Saratoga Springs, New York, by the president of the National Society for Aggrandizement of Washington. With detailed architectural plans and ambitious proposals for exhibits and...

Discover the magnificent art collection of the Louvre Museum with this lavishly illustrated guide. Written by art historian Mary Knight Potter, this book provides a detailed overview of the history of the palace and its transformation into one of the...

What is the relationship today between museums, galleries and learning? The Responsive Museum interrogates the thinking, policies and practices that underpin the educational role of the museum. It unravels the complex relationship of museums with their...

This book examines how we can conceive of a 'postcolonial museum' in the contemporary epoch of mass migrations, the internet and digital technologies. The authors consider the museum space, practices and institutions in the light of repressed histories,...

""Buddhist Art In Its Relation to Buddhist Ideals"" is a book written by M. Anesaki that explores the relationship between Buddhist art and the ideals of Buddhism. The book delves into the history and evolution of Buddhist art, examining how it has been...

English Embroidered Bookbindings is a book written by Cyril Davenport and published in 1899. The book is a comprehensive guide to the art of embroidered bookbindings, providing readers with a detailed history of the practice and showcasing a range of...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Collections Management brings together leading papers exploring some of the major issues affecting collections management. Providing information about initiatives and issues for anyone involved in collections management, Fahy identifies the main...

Practitioner Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage provides an accessible introduction to the Intangible Cultural Heritage field. Summarising the major changes that have taken place over the last two decades, the book explores ongoing debates and...

One of the central theoretical and practical issues in post-colonial Africa is the relevance, nature, and politics at play in the management of museum institutions on the continent. Most African museums were established during the 19th and 20th centuries...

"Art is the signature of a civilization."(Beverly Sills)In times of heated discussions about the allocation of public money, thereduction of funds for cultural organizations in Germany is often demandedby critics and feared by numerous arts institutions...

One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomblé were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Its cult objects were fearsome fetishes. Nowadays, they are Afro-Brazilian cultural works of art, objects of museum display and public monuments...

How can museums move beyond simply raising awareness and establish a dialogue both within and across communities and cultural boundaries? By examining the ways in which museums can involve refugees and asylum seekers this volume explores this key...

Museums are public institutions with various sets of obligations to, and legacies of, individuals and communities. This volume considers theoretically and geographically varied implications of these interactions. One thread considers particular sets of...

Based on a large pool of oral material as well as multiple Sámi museum collections, this book examines the connection between Sámi identities, duodji, sovereignty and Sámi heritage objects in museums.Traditionally, duodji has been defined as Sámi...

Reconsidering Interpretation of Heritage Sites chronicles and problematizes the representation of the eighteenth century in museums and heritage sites while also challenging public historians to alter their perceptions of what might be possible when...

The Reflective Museum Practitioner explores a range of expansive and creative ways in which the concept of "reflective practice" has been applied in the informal STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning environments of museums...

This vintage volume contains a fascinating and informative treatise on the role of the art museum in modern America. This thought-provoking text explores the role of art and art exhibitions in the modern world, analysing the history of modern art, the...

This story is a humorously fantasized account of the real-life experiences of the author. It is an account of a woman, raised and educated in the midwest, whose passion for great art leads her to a very successful position at New York's Metropolitan...

This annual report of the trustees of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts covers volumes 39-42 and provides a comprehensive look at the museum's activities during that time period. It includes in-depth analysis of acquisitions, exhibitions, and educational...

Discover the incredible collection of art and antiquities at Christian Hammer's museum in Stockholm with this expertly written synopsis. From ancient artifacts to modern masterpieces, this museum has something for everyone.This work has been selected by...

Celebrate the epic voyage of Henry Hudson and the monumental achievement of the first use of steam with this beautiful catalogue of an exhibition held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Featuring stunning artwork and historical artifacts, this book...

This book provides a detailed description of the casts in the Valentine Museum, which are made from original marbles and bronzes. It is a must-read for anyone interested in art and sculpture.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

In this groundbreaking work, Dana challenges traditional notions of what a museum should be and how it should operate. Drawing upon his experience as the director of the Newark Museum, Dana argues that museums should serve as vital community resources,...

J.A. Aubenas nous guide à travers le Musée Municipal de Fréjus, en nous livrant une explication détaillée des antiquités qu'il contient. Ce livre donnera aux visiteurs une compréhension plus profonde et appréciative des objets anciens qu'ils verront dans...

Découvrez l'un des musées les plus célèbres du monde, abritant une collection exceptionnelle de chefs-d'œuvre de l'art européen, ainsi que des œuvres d'art égyptiennes, grecques, romaines, orientales et islamiques. Ce livre est une visite guidée...