1st Edition

Dictionary of Museology

Edited By François Mairesse Copyright 2023
602 Pages
by Routledge

602 Pages
by Routledge

602 Pages
by Routledge

The internationally focused Dictionary of Museology reflects the diversity of cultural and disciplinary approaches to theory and practice in the museum field today. The museum world is changing rapidly, and the characteristics and social roles of the world’s approximately 100,000 existing museums are constantly evolving. In addition to their traditional functions of preservation, research... Read more

Preface by Alberto Garlandini; Introduction; Entries A-Z; Acronyms.

Biography

François Mairesse, Professor of Museology at Sorbonne Nouvelle University (CERLIS, CNRS, ICCA) and a former museum director, is the UNESCO Chair on the Study of Museum Diversity and its Evolution. He is the author of numerous works on museums and museology.

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