Book Series in Archaeology & Museum Studies

Leicester Readers in Museum Studies

New & Published Titles:

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Museums in a Digital Age

Edited by Ross Parry

The influence of digital media on the cultural heritage sector has been pervasive and profound. Today museums are reliant on new technology to manage their…

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40262-0 (Routledge)

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Museums in the Material World

Edited by Simon Knell

Museums in the Material World seeks to both introduce classic and thought-provoking pieces and contrast them with articles which reveal grounded practice. The articles are…

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2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41699-3 (Routledge)

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Museums and their Communities

Edited by Sheila Watson

Using case studies drawn from all areas of museum studies, Museums and their Communities explores the museums as a site of representation, identity and memory,…

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2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40260-6 (Routledge)

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Museum Management and Marketing

Edited by Richard Sandell, Robert R. Janes

Drawing together a selection of high quality, intellectually robust and stimulating articles on both theoretical and practice-based developments in the field, this Reader investigates the…

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2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39629-5 (Routledge)

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The Educational Role of the Museum

2nd Edition

Edited by Eilean Hooper-Greenhill

Grounded in the solid strengths of its first edition, this updated and revised second edition, collates recent and important articles that address the relationships of…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-19827-1 (Routledge)

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Collections Management

Edited by Anne Fahy

Collections Management brings together leading papers exploring some of the major issues affecting collections management.

Providing information about initiatives and issues for anyone involved in…

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1994 | Paperback: 978-0-415-11283-3 (Routledge)

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Care of Collections

Edited by Simon Knell

Confronting contemporary issues in museum practice, this collection provides a practical guide to all aspects of collections care.

Contributors cover a wide range of issues…

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1994 | Paperback: 978-0-415-11285-7 (Routledge)

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Museum Management

Edited by Kevin Moore

Collecting a selection of essential writings by some of the leading authors in the field, Kevin Moore examines the developments in, and effectiveness of, museum…

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1994 | Paperback: 978-0-415-11279-6 (Routledge)

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Museum Provision and Professionalism

Edited by Gaynor Kavanagh

Museums are public places where objects, images and memories are kept and shared. They exist in infinite variety and contradiction. They can be places of…

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1994 | Paperback: 978-0-415-11281-9 (Routledge)

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Interpreting Objects and Collections

Edited by Susan Pearce

This volume brings together for the first time the most significant papers on the interpretation of objects and collections and examines how people relate to…

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1994 | Paperback: 978-0-415-11289-5 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Museum Objects
Edited by Sandra Dudley
To be published July 1st 2011

Preventive Conservation: Caring for Artefacts and Collections in Museums
Edited by Chris Caple
To be published March 1st 2011