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  • Museums in Motion

    An Introduction to the Histories, Functions, and Aspirations of Museums

    by Juilee Decker ...
    Series series American Association for State and Local History
    This book explores the histories and functions of museums while also looking at the current standing of museums and their ongoing efforts toward relevance, resiliency, and future-proofing. Section I examines the beginnings of museums with chapters dedicated to art and design museums; natural history and anthropological museums; science museums; museums focused history and the past; and gardens, ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Enid Yandell

    Kentucky's Pioneer Sculptor

    by Juilee Decker ...
    Series series Topics in Kentucky History
    The life and work of a sculptor who pushed both aesthetic and social boundaries at the turn of the twentieth century is explored in this in-depth study.Working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Louisville-born sculptor Enid Yandell developed a distinctly physical and masculine style that challenged the gender norms of artistic practice. An award-winning sculptor with numerous ... Read more

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  • Museums in Motion

    An Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums

    Series series American Association for State and Local History
    Here is a complete introduction to the history of museums, types of museums, and the key roles that museums play in the twenty-first century.Following an introductory chapter looking at what a museum is today, Part I looks at the history and types of museums:art and design museumsnatural history and anthropology museumsscience museumshistory museums, historic houses, interpretation centers, and ... Read more

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  • Kentucky Women

    Their Lives and Times

    Series series
    Kentucky Women: Their Lives and Times introduces a history as dynamic and diverse as Kentucky itself. Covering the Appalachian region in the east to the Pennyroyal in the west, the essays highlight women whose aspirations, innovations, activism, and creativity illustrate Kentucky’s role in political and social reform, education, health care, the arts, and cultural development. The collection ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • Collections Care and Stewardship

    Innovative Approaches for Museums

    Edited by Juilee Decker ...
    Series series Innovative Approaches for Museums
    Collections Care and Stewardship: Innovative Approaches for Museums considers best practices and innovations related to documenting collections with regard to movement and safe handling of items for transport, display, photography, and treatment; collections storage; and information-sharing within and beyond the museum.The case studies in this volume examine best practices and innovations related ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Engagement and Access

    Innovative Approaches for Museums

    Edited by Juilee Decker ...
    Series series Innovative Approaches for Museums
    Engagement and Access: Innovative Approaches for Museums addresses how museums forge two-way communication and engaged participation through the use of community curation, social media, collaboration, and inquiry-based learning. Such approaches demonstrate how museums serve as thriving, central gathering places in communities and offer meaningful, creative educational experiences.This book ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Technology and Digital Initiatives

    Innovative Approaches for Museums

    Edited by Juilee Decker ...
    Series series Innovative Approaches for Museums
    Technology and Digital Initiatives: Innovative Approaches for Museums discloses the ways in which technology is used as a means of communicating with visitors through podcasts, apps, websites, and blogs; as an educational enhancement through off-site e-learning and onsite participation at interactive kiosks; and as non-site-based experiences through collaborative initiatives providing open access ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Fundraising and Strategic Planning

    Innovative Approaches for Museums

    Edited by Juilee Decker ...
    Series series Innovative Approaches for Museums
    Fundraising and Strategic Planning: Innovative Approaches for Museums appraises strategies museums employ to raise funds including admission prices, membership categories, donor and affinity groups, and specialized event-driven efforts while examining new crowdfunding models such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Piggybackr.This book examines a range of ambitious undertakings and the means by which ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Fallen Monuments and Contested Memorials

    Edited by Juilee Decker ...
    Fallen Monuments and Contested Memorials examines how the modification, destruction, or absence of monuments and memorials can be viewed as performative acts that challenge prescribed, embodied narratives in the public realm.Bringing together international, multidisciplinary approaches, the chapters in this volume interrogate the ways in which memorial constructions disclose implicitly and ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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