Museum and Heritage Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. The Conservation Movement: A History of Architectural Preservation

   Antiquity to Modernity

   By Miles Glendinning

   In many cities across the world, particularly in Europe, old buildings form a prominent part of the built environment, and we often take it for granted that their contribution is intrinsically positive. How has that widely-shared belief come about, and is its continued general acceptance inevitable...

   Published January 20th 2013 by Routledge
2. Conservation of Furniture

   By Shayne Rivers, Nick Umney

   Series: Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology

   This book is a comprehensive resource covering the principles and practice of the conservation and restoration of furniture. A review of the historical development of furniture introduces a wide range of structural types and materials that may be encountered, including wood, ivory, turtleshell,...

   Published January 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism

   Edited by Melanie Smith, Greg Richards

   The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies in this field of Tourism. It brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and...

   Published December 20th 2012 by Routledge
4. US Cultural Diplomacy and Archaeology

   Soft Power, Hard Heritage

   By Christina Luke, Morag Kersel

   Series: Routledge Studies in Archaeology

   Archaeology’s links to international relations are well known: launching and sustaining international expeditions requires the honed diplomatic skills of ambassadors. U.S. foreign policy depends on archaeologists to foster mutual understanding, mend fences, and build bridges. This book explores how...

   Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge
5. Corporate Responsibility for Cultural Heritage

   Conservation, Sustainable Development, and Corporate Reputation

   By Fiona Starr

   Series: Routledge Studies in Heritage

   This book examines the relationship between two divergent fields – corporate activity and heritage conservation – linking the financing of conservation and its benefits with the corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals of the private sector. Through discussion of physical conservation, benefits...

   Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge
6. International Heritage and Historic Building Conservation

   Saving the World’s Past

   By Zeynep Aygen

   Series: Routledge Studies in Heritage

   The majority of books in English on historic building conservation and heritage preservation training are often restricted to Western architecture and its origins. Consequently, the history of building conservation, the study of contemporary paradigms and case studies in most universities and...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
7. Designing for the Museum Visitor Experience

   By Tiina Roppola

   Series: Routledge Research in Museum Studies

   Exhibition environments are enticingly complex spaces: as facilitators of experience; as free-choice learning contexts; as theaters of drama; as encyclopedic warehouses of cultural and natural heritage; as two-, three- and four-dimensional storytellers; as sites for self-actualizing leisure...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
8. Cultural Property Security

   Protecting Museums, Historic Sites, Archives, and Libraries

   By Daniel J. Benny

   The protection and security of cultural properties is of primary concern to the thousands of federal, state, county, city, and private institutions entrusted with housing and displaying our national heritage and history of our society. Cultural property security is of global importance as well,...

   Published December 18th 2012 by CRC Press
9. Dewey-Arg Philosophers

   By J.E. Tiles

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
10. A Practical Guide to Costume Mounting

    By Lara Flecker

    Series: Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology

    The effective preparation of garments for display is essential for exhibitions of contemporary and historical dress. Costumes not only need to be visually appealing but also fully supported and historically accurate. This book provides a comprehensive guide to mounting costumes from the eighteenth...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge