| Description |
xix, 276 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents: Influences on museum practice / John Reeve and Vicky Woollard -- The impact of government policy / Caroline Lang, John Reeve and Vicky Woollard -- The public access debate / Caroline Lang -- Prioritising audience groups / John Reeve -- Networks and partnerships : building capacity for sustainable audience development / Ian Blackwell and Sarah Scaife ; response, Nico Halbertsma -- Dancing around the collections : developing individuals and audiences / Eithne Nightingale ; response, Izzy Mohammed -- Museums and the Web / Caroline Dunmore ; response, Roy Hawkey -- Understanding museum evaluation / Kate Pontin ; response, Susan Potter -- Where does the museum end? / Mike Tooby, response, Alec Coles -- The funding challenge / Phyllida Shaw ; response, Antonia Byatt -- Learning, leadership and applied research / Nick Winterbotham ; response, Janet Vitmayer -- Audience advocates in museums / John Reeve ; response, Jane Samuels -- Whose space? : creating the environments for learning / Rick Rogers ; response, Christopher Bagot -- An unsettled profession / Vicky Woollard ; response, Caitlin Griffiths -- Where do we go from here? / Caroline Lang , John Reeve and Vicky Woollard |
| Summary |
This collection of essays explores the relationship between museums and their audiences by looking at how to understand and then develop the audience in theory, policy and practice, and then how to manage the museum that is responsive to the audience's needs. Appendices include visitor numbers for UK museums |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Museum visitors.
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Museums and people with disabilities.
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Museum visitors -- Educational aspects
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Museums -- Educational aspects.
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Museum visitors -- Education.
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Museums -- Environmental aspects.
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Museums -- Philosophy.
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Museums -- Social aspects.
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Museum techniques.
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| Author |
Lang, Caroline, docteur en droit.
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Reeve, John, 1951-
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Woollard, Vicky.
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| LC no. |
2006000102 |
| ISBN |
0754645606 alkaline paper |
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