Book Series in Archaeology & Museum Studies
Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management
New & Published Titles:
Museum Basics
2nd Edition
Fully updated and extended to examine the many changes that have occurred in the last decade, this second edition of world-renowned text Museum Basics provides…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36634-2 (Routledge)
The Engaging Museum
Developing Museums for Visitor Involvement
This very practical book guides museums on how to create the highest quality experience possible for their visitors. Creating an environment that supports visitor engagement…
read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34557-6 (Routledge)
Making Representations
Museums in the Post-Colonial Era
Responses to controversial exhibitions in recent years have demonstrated the dissatisfaction felt by many indigenous peoples and ethnic groups at the ways in which the… read more2001 | Paperback: 978-0-415-06786-7 (Routledge)
Museum Volunteers
Good Practice in the Management of Volunteers
Museum Volunteers is a practical handbook on the use of volunteers as interpreters within museums. Drawing on key examples of outstanding practice from the UK… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-18209-6 (Routledge)
Hands-On Exhibitions
Managing Interactive Museums and Science Centres
The development of interactive displays has transformed the traditional museum world in the last decade. Visitors are no longer satisfied by simply gazing at worthy… read more1998 | Paperback: 978-0-415-16522-8 (Routledge)
The Politics of Display
Museums, Science, Culture
The assumption that museum exhibitions, particularly those concerned with science and technology, are somehow neutral and impartial is today being challenged both in the public… read more1997 | Paperback: 978-0-415-15326-3 (Routledge)
Museum Ethics
Theory and Practice
A number of developments in the museum movement during the last few years have forced museums to give greater attention to ethical issues. Members of… read more1997 | Paperback: 978-0-415-15290-7 (Routledge)
Managing Museums and Galleries
The current economic climate, coupled with an all embracing desire for museums to be respondent to 'the market' make a proper grounding in management essential.… read more1997 | Paperback: 978-0-415-09497-9 (Routledge)
Marketing the Museum
Marketing the Museum is the ideal guide to the ways in which museums can overcome the numerous hurdles on the route to truly achieving a…
read more1996 | Paperback: 978-0-415-15293-8 (Routledge)
Handbook for Museums
Handbook for Museums provides basic information for people working in the museum world. Formed around a commitment to professionalism in museum practice, the sections provide… read more1996 | Paperback: 978-0-415-09953-0 (Routledge)
Series Details:
Heritage: Care, Preservation, Management is a series designed to meet the needs of both practitioners and academics in the global museums and heritage community. Each volume has strong practical foundations, integrated with awareness of the relevant conceptual frameworks.
The new generation of HCPM titles takes full account of the many developments that have occurred since the series was originated, to provide up-to-date support, instruction and insight for today's readers.