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Academic Museums Takes Shape

January 23, 2012 comments (0)

We're excited at the response to our Call for Papers for this forthcoming publication, edited by Stefanie Jandl and Mark Gold, with over 100 submissions being received. 

The quality of the proposals was such that...

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Free Book Extract: Hunting For Beauty

December 19, 2011 comments (0)

We're thrilled to bring you this visionary extract from Museums At Play (edited by Katy Beale). 

The chapter's titled Hunting for the Beauty of Game Design in a Museum’s Objects and it's written by Toby...

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ACADEMIC MUSEUMS: CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY - Call for Papers

December 08, 2011 comments (0)

We invite international submissions to be included in this forthcoming book which we're publishing in June 2012.

We are thrilled with the level of response to the Call for Papers for this title and have...
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Serving Children When Parents Come Along - Free Chapter

March 06, 2011 comments (1)

What began as an investigation to learn about family visits at award-winning Conner Prairie Museum led to the transformation of the museum as an environment for family learning and shared experiences. 

By conducting visitor research...

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Engaging New Audiences in the Cityscape - Free Chapter

February 14, 2011 comments (0)

How to engage new audiences with museum objects, historic documents, paintings, and long-dead personalities? The New-York Historical Society successfully uses new technology to insert objects from their collections into their original locations, enabling new audiences...

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Free Book Chapter: Planning for Children and Families

January 25, 2011 comments (0)

In our latest free book chapter, consultant Vicky Cave explains how - by Including local people in the exhibition development process and by "making children the experts" - the results are big benefits for both...

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Free book extract: From Headphones to Microphones

January 08, 2011 comments (1)

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We'll regularly be making available here a free extract from one of our publications. The first is...

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