03359nam 2200613 a 450 991078977800332120221216184943.01-283-20009-097866132000990-567-49706-2(CKB)2670000000107040(EBL)743051(OCoLC)741691494(SSID)ssj0000524308(PQKBManifestationID)12192556(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524308(PQKBWorkID)10546655(PQKB)11015819(MiAaPQ)EBC743051(Au-PeEL)EBL743051(CaPaEBR)ebr10490016(CaONFJC)MIL320009(OCoLC)893335888(EXLCZ)99267000000010704019910619d1991 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMuseum economics and the community /editor, Susan PearceLondon Athlone Press19911 online resource (228 p.)New research in museum studies ;2Description based upon print version of record.0-485-90002-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 RosePicture 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; IndexThe 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. TheNew research in museum studies ;2.MuseumsMuseumsEconomic aspectsMuseums.MuseumsEconomic aspects.069.1Pearce Susan M1100860MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789778003321Museum economics and the community3693694UNINA