Hands-on exhibitions
Subtitle: managing interactive museums and science centres
By: Tim Caulton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780203016848
Subjects: Interactive multimedia; Sciences; Technological innovations; Management; Museum exhibits; Gestion; General; Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; Multimédias interactifs; Expositions; Museum Administration & Museology; Exhibitions; REFERENCE; Science museums; Innovations; Musées; Objets exposés; TRAVEL; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Description: 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 displays in glass cases - they expect to have hands-on experience of the objects and be actively involved with the exhibits, learning informally and being entertained simultaneously.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-152) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Hands-on Exhibitions; 2. The Educational Context; 3. Exhibit Development; 4. Finance; 5. Marketing; 6. Operations Management; 7. Human Resource Management; 8. Managing Educational Programmes and Special Events; 9. The Future for Hands-on Exhibitions; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index;