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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450328503321

Autore

Caulton Tim <1953->

Titolo

Hands-on exhibitions [[electronic resource] ] : managing interactive museums and science centres / / Tim Caulton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998

ISBN

1-134-70921-8

1-280-40793-X

0-203-01684-X

9786610407934

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

The heritage : care-preservation-management

Disciplina

069/.5

Soggetti

Museum exhibits - Technological innovations

Science museums - Exhibitions - Technological innovations

Museum exhibits - Management

Interactive multimedia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprinted 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-152) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Hands-on Exhibitions; 2. The Educational Context; 3. Exhibit Development; 4. Finance; 5. Marketing; 6. Operations Management; 7. Human Resource Management; 8. Managing Educational Programmes and Special Events; 9. The Future for Hands-on Exhibitions; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The development of interactive displays has transformed the traditional museum world in the last decade. Visitors are no longer satisfied by simply gazing at worthy displays in glass cases - they expect to have hands-on experience of the objects and be actively involved with the exhibits, learning informally and being entertained simultaneously.