| Description |
xxv, 544 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Introduction : the exhibition planning process -- Part I. Why? -- Chapter 2. The purpose of museum exhibitions -- Chapter 3. Where do exhibition ideas come from? -- Chapter 4. How will we know when we get there? : exhibition evaluation -- Part II. Where? -- Chapter 5. Planning and designing exhibition facilities -- Chapter 6. Exhibition galleries -- Chapter 7. Gallery facilities and equipment -- Part III. How? -- Chapter 8. Planning and managing an exhibition programme -- Chapter 9. Financial planning and management of exhibitions -- Chapter 10. Curatorship in the exhibition planning process -- Chapter 11. Interpretative planning -- Chapter 12. Exhibitions text -- Chapter 13. The role of the exhibition designer -- Chapter 14. Construction and installation -- Chapter 15. Lighting the show -- Chapter 16. The role of the project manager -- Chapter 17. Exhibition retail -- Part IV. What now? -- Chapter 18. Museum exhibitions in the 21st century |
| Summary |
This is a guide to the process of planning, designing, producing and evaluating exhibitions for museums. Subjects range from traditional displays of art, artifacts and specimens from the permanent collection to the latest developments in virtual reality, online exhibitions, and big-screen reality |
| Analysis |
Museum exhibits - Handbooks, manuals, etc |
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Museum exhibits - Planning - Handbooks, manuals, etc |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-521) and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-521) and index |
| Audience |
General |
| Subject |
Museum exhibits -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Museum exhibits -- Planning -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Museums.
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Organization and Administration.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Manuals (Handbooks).
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Lord, Barry, 1939-2017.
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Lord, Gail Dexter, 1946-
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| LC no. |
2001053954 |
| ISBN |
0759102333 |
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0759102341 |
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