The Anatomy of a Museum

The Anatomy of a Museum

by Steven Miller
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 21/07/2017

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Written by a museum professional and based on a course taught for many years, The Anatomy of a Museum is an engaging and accessible volume that provides a unique insider’s guide to what museums are and how they operate.



  • An insider’s view of the rarefied world of the museum that provides a refreshing and unique account of the reality of the workings of museum life

  • The material has been successfully tested in a course that the author has taught for 14 years

  • Miller has extensive experience at all levels of museum work, from painting walls for exhibitions to museum directorship

  • Clearly and engagingly written, the book covers all the component parts and various disciplines of museum operations, and opinions and perspectives are drawn from a deep knowledge of the field

  • Includes useful pedagogical material, including questions, discussion topics, and a range of anecdotes

ISBN:
9781119237112
9781119237112
Category:
Museology & heritage studies
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
21-07-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Steven Miller

Steven Miller is head of the National Art Archive and Capon Research Library at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He has published widely on art, and his most recent books are Awakening: four lives in art (Wakefield Press, 2015) with Eileen Chanin, and Dogs in Australian art (Wakefield Press, 2nd ed, 2016). His book Degenerates and perverts: the 1939 Herald exhibition of French and British contemporary art with Eileen Chanin, won the NSW Premier's Australian History Award in 2006.

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