Interpreting Historic House Museums - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0759102511 ISBN 13 : 9780759102514

Editeur : AltaMira Press, 2002

Synopsis

Times are changing at historic house museums and no one is more aware of this than the fourteen contributors to Interpreting Historic House Museums. These respected museum professionals consider the history of house museums and the need to look at familiar issues from new perspectives and using new methods. If your site isnt using a comprehensive interpretive plan, how can you create one? While doing so, how do you address contemporary issues like race and gender? Dont forget the physical either—does your property need a landscape plan as well as a furnishings plan? And, when your visitors arrive to see all your hard work, how accessible is your property? If the answer is not very, what can and should you be doing to address that? Once inside, how good are your tours and guides, and does your furnishings plan allow visitors to maximize their experiences in areas without guides? Interpreting Historic House Museums captures the big picture and the important details. Its discussion of contemporary issues and successful programs, its practical guidelines and information, up-to-date references, and lively illustrations will make it useful and relevant for both students and practicing professionals.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jessica Foy Donnelly was curator of collections at the McFaddin-Ward House for twelve years, during which time she co-edited American Home Life, 1880-1930: A Social History of Spaces and Services and The Arts and the American Home, 1890-1930. She is currently working on various house museum projects and previously worked for Old Salem, Inc., in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She received her B.A. in American studies and English from Salem College in Winston-Salem, and her M.A. in history museum studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of New York at Oneonta.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AltaMira Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0759102511
• ISBN 13: 9780759102514
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Donnelly Jessica Foy
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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