Interpreting Historic House Museums
Author | : Jessica Foy Donnelly |
Publisher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 0759102511 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780759102514 |
Rating | : 4/5 (514 Downloads) |
Download or read book Interpreting Historic House Museums written by Jessica Foy Donnelly and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2002 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Museum professionals will find much useful advice on how to make historic house museums best fulfill their function of teaching the public for whose visits they're designed. The contributors, all with experience in managing a house museum, describe techniques and issues that broaden the interpretation and presentation of historic houses to include gender issues, the landscape context, furnishings, access, tours, theme-based tours, communication with visitors, and the role of historic house museums in education. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR