Museology & Heritage Studies

Heritage stones are those stones that have been used for many years, even centuries, to build the historic buildings and monuments of places around...

Hans Sloane was the greatest collector of his time, and one of the greatest of all time. His name is familiar today through the London streets and ...

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...

Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage is a historical-technical Journal. One of the main objectives of the Journal is to achieve an all-encompa...

Two experienced exhibit designers lead you through the complex process of design and installation of natural history exhibitions. The authors intro...

This long-awaited volume brings together much of Brian ODohertys most influential writing, including essays on major figures such as Edward Hopper,...

This book has been commissioned by the Fitzwilliam Museum as part of the celebrations of the bicentenary, in 2016, of its foundation. It traces the...

Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity explores how the mythical and mystical past informs national imaginations. Building on notions of invented trad...

A rigorous account of the European origins of American art museums American art museums share a mission and format that differ from those of their ...

This companion guide to the top-selling Guide to the National Parks of Canada showcases 236 national historic sites of Parks Canada. Published for ...

Ethnographic museums have been fundamentally reshaped during recent decades, acknowledging contemporary cultural practices, recognising aesthetic e...

In recent years big data initiatives, not to mention Hollywood, the video game industry and countless other popular media, have reinforced and even...