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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461524103321

Titolo

Museum economics and the community [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Susan Pearce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ, : Athlone Press, 1991

ISBN

1-283-20009-0

9786613200099

0-567-49706-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Collana

New research in museum studies ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

PearceSusan M

Disciplina

069.1

Soggetti

Museums

Museums - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Plates; Editorial Introduction; Part One; 1 Museums: an economic perspective; 2 Performance indicators: promises and pitfalls; 3 Sight, disability and the museum; 4 Planning for visitors; 5 Reflections on the social and economic impact of the Fortress of Louisbourg; Part Two; 6 'Like a game of dominoes': Augustus Pitt Rivers and the typological museum idea; 7 The Elepe's beadwork: a question of legitimacy; Part Three Reviews edited by Eilean Hooper-Greenhill; The video Building New Audiences for Museums; Children's Clothes by Clare Rose

Picture Power: Visual Depiction and Social Relations, Gordon Fyfe and John Law (eds)Taiwan: its natural history and its new natural science museum; The crisis of representation in museums: the exhibition 'The Spirit Sings', Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Canada; The GREM conference, Montreal, Canada, 31 October-2 November 1990; Call for papers for forthcoming volumes; Editorial policy; Notes on contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The second volume in this series focuses upon the relationship between a museum service and its community, viewed from a range of national and international perspectives, and concentrating upon new work and new political parameters. The papers include a substantial



analysis of museum operations from an economic standpoint, drawing upon research into the report of the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish on the local economy. Further papers consider the influence of recent legislation, the role of performance indicators, and the importance of recent approaches to visitor evaluation. The