Museum, Historic Sites, Gallery & Art Guides

Rather than the customary focus on the activities of individual collectors, The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 18151850: ...

This book examines the processes through which public art museums, as modern Western institutions, were introduced to Japan in the late nineteenth ...

Urban planners and conservationists in historic cities around the world grapple with the competing interests of conservation, urban design, and eco...

Memory is a fundamental aspect of being and becoming, intimately entwined with space, time, place, landscape, emotion, imagination and identity. Me...

Since the crisis in governance which led to a shortage of capable board members, recent years have seen the emergence of the enterprising arts orga...

First published in 1999, this volume examines antiquarianism which had its roots in Renaissance thought and was a popular intellectual and cultural...

The Digital Future of Museums: Conversations and Provocations argues that museums today can neither ignore the importance of digital technologies w...

First published in 1999, this volume examines antiquarianism which had its roots in Renaissance thought and was a popular intellectual and cultural...

What is the relationship between creativity, cultural heritage institutions and copyright? Who owns culture and cultural heritage? The digital age ...

Heritage projects in the Arabian Peninsula are developing rapidly. Museums and heritage sites are symbols of shifting national identities, and a wa...

Public art can be enjoyed by us all. Everyone can play a part in valuing and caring for it. This guidance is aimed at anyone who manages or has res...

Features work by an impressive list of international female designers. Besides the internationally famous names, it also considers the women behind...

With the help of 100 artworks, this book guides you through the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Learn more about Kazimir Malevich's g...

Difficult Heritage and Immersive Experiences examines the benefits involved in designing and employing immersive technologies to reconstruct diffic...

This is not simply a guidebook to the Acropolis Museum: by presenting the works of art exhibited in the museum, it endeavours to resynthesize the h...

Split into seven sections, Kew Guide covers Kews history, its plants, trees, art, architecture and changing landscape. It also looks forward, outli...

The Buddhist monument of Borobudur was built in the eighth and ninth centuries on the island of Java. It is one of the most famous and studied reli...

Fully updated and featuring 11 new countries, the second edition of this best-selling travel guide highlights 5,000 ideas across 100 countries arou...

Ein prachtvolles Beispiel norddeutscher Backsteinarchitektur ist der die Silhouette der Stadt weithin überragende Dom zu Schwerin. Der 1416 als Nac...

The mosaics in the Rotunda in Thessaloniki are the most significant decorations that remain from the early Byzantine period. Th is richly illustrat...

By extending the state vault of his secret depository in the west wing of Dresdens Residential Palace between 1723 and 1729, Augustus the Strong, E...

Eltz Castle near Koblenz deeply impressed many visitors. The German art-historian Georg Dehio declared it 'the castle par exellence'. This book des...

In der Regierungszeit König Friedrichs II. angelegt, ist der Park Sanssouci über zweieinhalb Jahrhunderte zu einem einzigartigen Ensemble herangewa...

Den Hochaltar der protestantischen Marienkirche zu Marienberg zeichnet eine umfangreiche Ausstattung von hohem künstlerischen Wert aus. Neben der G...

From January to December, discover the very best of London through the year with this illustrated guide showcasing 200 events across the city. A bu...

The first monograph of trailblazing photographer Anastasia Samoylova is a vital and gently humorous meditation on environmentalism, consumer cult...

A comprehensive history of Philadelphia from the regions original Lenape inhabitants to the myriad of residents in the twenty-first century Philade...

Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colourful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in Prague:- ...