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1. National Museums

   New Studies from Around the World

   Edited by Simon Knell, Peter Aronsson, Arne Amundsen

   National Museums is the first book to explore the national museum as a cultural institution in a range of contrasting national contexts. Composed of new studies of countries that rarely make a showing in the English-language studies of museums, this book reveals how these national museums have been...

   Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge
2. Museum Revolutions

   How museums change and are changed

   Edited by Simon J. Knell, Suzanne MacLeod, Sheila Watson

   This single-volume museum studies reference title explores the ways in which museums are shaped and configured and how they themselves attempt to shape and change the world around them. Written by a leading group of museum professionals and academics from around the world and including new research...

   Published August 29th 2007 by Routledge
3. Museums in the Material World

   Edited by Simon Knell

   Series: Leicester Readers in Museum Studies

   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 selected from across the full breadth of museum disciplines and are linked by a logical narrative, as detailed in the section...

   Published July 25th 2007 by Routledge
4. Care of Collections

   Edited by Simon Knell

   Series: Leicester Readers in Museum Studies

   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 including: conservation practice the monitoring and control of light relative humidity and atmospheric pollution...

   Published October 26th 1994 by Routledge