Museology & Heritage Studies

This book explores how everyday practices in public space (sitting, playing, walking, etc.) challenge the increase of top-down control in the globa...

The volume introduces a diverse range of themes and practices relating to sustainable heritage management. Each paper delves into the challenges, s...

'Eloquent and powerful' - Françoise Vergès Debates around restitution and decolonising museums continue to rage across the world. Artefacts, effig...

A comprehensive guide to the Dia Art Foundations constellation of 12 art spaces across the globe, from Times Square to the Great Salt Lake Basin T...

The building of the Victoria and Albert Museum, begun in 1857, is the most elaborately designed and decorated museum in Britain. This book is the f...

The overall purpose of this book is to provide a foundation for Samoan students to become the custodians of the historical narrative based on Archa...

Recycling is a basic anthropological process of humankind. The reutilization of materials or of ideas from the Past is a process determined by vari...

This book presents contributions which discuss the impact of eXtended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies considered jointly...

This open access book discusses cooperation strategies for safeguarding cultural heritage in nations facing diverse forms of fragility. Through cas...

This book centres on religious heritage-making where religion as a rich and diverse manifestation of culture and community empowerment lead to the ...

The book describes the collection of the Museum Engines and Mechanisms of the University of Palermo, Italy, one of the most important and heterogen...

An ambitious study of what it means to be a museum in the twenty-first century In Museums Inside Out, Mark W. Rectanus investigates how museums are...

Northwold Manor is a multi-period listed building (grade II*), about which almost nothing was known. Uninhabited since 1955, it had fallen into a s...

A new ethics for the global practice of curating  Today, everyone is a curator. What was once considered a hallowed expertise is now a commonplace ...

This handbook is a foundational reference point for critical heritage research about Africa and its diaspora.Foregrounding the diversity of knowled...

This book explores the role of cultural heritage in post-conflict reconstruction, whether as a motor for the prolongation of violence or as a resou...

An updated edition of this essential practical handbook for all those involved in, or studying, the dynamic field of curating. From pitching your ...

Mediating Memory in the Museum is a contribution to an emerging field of research that is situated at the interface between memory studies and muse...

In an era marked by migration conflicts and cultural tensions, the challenge of fostering intercultural understanding and promoting peace is more p...

The musical instruments of East and Southeast Asia enjoy increasing recognition as parts of humanitys intangible cultural heritage. Helen Rees edit...

In Biennial Boom, Paloma Checa-Gismero traces an archeology of contemporary art biennials to uncover the processes that prompted these exhibitions ...

Articulating the shifting interests in Korean art and offering new ways of conceiving the biases that initiated and impacted its collecting, this b...

This open access book discusses cooperation strategies for safeguarding cultural heritage in nations facing diverse forms of fragility. Through cas...

This book combines theory and practice with typical cases study. Pictures and texts are listed in each chapter for easier understanding. It is suit...

This book explores the intersection of culture, sustainability, and tourism. Also, it explores the importance of integrating cultural heritage pres...

This book is a fast-paced and thorough re-evaluation of what heritage tourism means to the people who experience it. It draws on contemporary think...

Digital Preservation Technology for Cultural Heritage discusses the technology and processes in digital preservation of cultural heritage. It cover...

This book delves into the invaluable contributions made by the Italian UNESCO Chairs toward addressing the intricate and pressing global challenges...

This book examines the issues arising from British contested history by looking at how it came to be constructed, how it developed, and how attitud...