University & College Museums, Galleries & Related Facilities: A Descriptive Directory - Second Edition
Grey House Publishing Inc
April 1, 2011 600 Pages - SKU: GH6279821
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The only resource of its kind, this work presents a comprehensive picture of over 1,100 museums, galleries, and related facilities in American universities and colleges. It is an essential in-house reference tool for all campus museums and galleries and should be found in university, college, and public libraries as well. Students and their visitors may be surprised at the wealth and variety of culture readily available on their own campuses, and this guide makes the investigatory task easy.
- Detailed introductory chapters offer an overview of the field, dealing with such aspects as history, mission, types, governance, and much more
- Updated Directory of Organization with detailed information on museums and collections of art, botanical gardens, costumes, geology, historical houses & sites, marine sciences, medical & health, musical instruments, natural history, photography, planetaria, religion, science & technology, sculptures, zoology and much more
- Appendix, Selected Bibliography and Cumulative Index complete the text
- Available in print and ebook formats
Beyond being fascinating in its scope, this reference provides a wide variety of information about the operations of the facilities, practical details that are not available anywhere else.
Please Note: This publisher is in a remote location. As such, it may take up to 4 business days before a hard copy order is able to be shipped from this location.
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- Preface
- Chapter 1 The Campus Museum
- Chapter 2 A Historical Overview
- Chapter 3 The Mission
- Chapter 4 Types of Institutions
- Chapter 5 Governance, Organization, and Staffing
- Chapter 6 Collections and Research
- Chapter 7 Exhibits and Public Programming
- Chapter 8 Facilities and Funding
- Chapter 9 Attendance, Marketing, and Evaluation
- Chapter 10 Status and the Future
- Directory of University and College Museums, Galleries, and Related Facilities
- Agricultural Museums
- Archaeology, Anthropology, and Ethnology Museums
- Art Galleries
- Art Museums
- Botanical Gardens, Arboreta, and Herbaria
- Costume and Textile Museums
- Entomology Museums
- General Museums
- Geology, Mineralogy, and Paleontology Museums
- Historical Museums, Houses, and Sites
- Library and Archival Collections and Galleries
- Marine Sciences Museums and Aquariums
- Medical, Dental, and Health Museums
- Musical Instruments Museums
- Natural History Museums and Centers
- Photography Museums
- Planetaria and Observatories
- Religious Museums
- Science and Technology Museums and Centers
- Sculpture Gardens
- Zoology Museums
- Other Types of Museums
- Contract Facilities
- Unaffiliated Museums
- Appendix: Universities and Colleges with Museums, Galleries, and Related Facilities
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
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