Museums and the shaping of knowledge
By: Eilean Hooper-Greenhill.
Series: Heritage
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1992
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Museums -- Management.; Museum techniques.; Museums -- Educational aspects.
Description: Drawing on numerous case studies, Hooper-Greenhill presents a critical survey of major changes in current assumptions about the nature of museums, and argues that museums are consciously organizing their spaces and collections to aid self-learning.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-228) and index.