商品簡介
Here is complete introduction to the history of museums, different types of museums, and the key functions museums play in the 21st century. This new edition features “Museums in Motion Today” where practitioners and scholars comment on the type of museum or function under discussion. This new edition is the first to also include visuals in each chapter.
作者簡介
Edward Porter Alexander’s illustrious museum career extended from 1934-1978. The American Alliance of Museums added him to their Cenennial Honor Roll in 2006.
Mary Alexander was a museum educator and administrator for nearly fifty years.
Juilee Decker is an associate professor of Museum Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where she teaches courses focusing on museums and technology. She has served as series editor for Innovative Approaches for Museums, a four-volume series of titles focusing on technology and digital initiatives, engagement and access, collections care and stewardship, and fundraising and strategic planning (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). Since 2008, she has served as editor of Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, a peer-reviewed journal published by Rowman & Littlefield.
