Museums & museology books

The only booklength account of collective remembering and analysis of how the 1989 Beijing student movement and...  Read More >>

This book examines ephemeral exhibitions from 1750 to 1918. In an era of acceleration and elusiveness, these transient...  Read More >>

This book challenges the museum enterprise in China as a state monopoly and considers it as a new cultural agency...  Read More >>

This book charts the history of Teylers Museum from its inception until Lorentz' tenure. From the vantage point...  Read More >>

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This book examines ephemeral exhibition spaces from 1750-1918, focusing on domestic interiors and public exhibitions...  Read More >>

This book examines China's heritage practices since the 1990s heritage turn through diverse case studies using multiple...  Read More >>

This collection of essays takes up the question of the cultural meaning of the information and communications technology...  Read More >>

Constructing Kanchi: City of Infinite Temples traces the emergence of the South Indian city of Kanchi as a major...  Read More >>

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Making the Palace Machine Work: Mobilizing People, Objects, and Nature in the Qing Empire brings the studies of...  Read More >>

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Site-specific installations are created for specific locations and are usually intended as temporary artworks. This...  Read More >>

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Originally published in 1987, this book rejects the ‘pay through the nose’ approach to conservation enshrined in...  Read More >>

The national parks of England and Wales are a vital part of the environmental resources of Britain. Originally published...  Read More >>

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