Taylor & Francis India: Museum and Heritage Studies

By Sally Stone

UnDoing Buildings: Adaptive Reuse and Cultural Memory　discusses one of the greatest challenges for twenty-first century society: what is to be done with the huge stock of existing buildings that have outlived the function for which they were built. Their worth is well recognised and the importance…

Paperback – 2019-08-20 
Routledge

Edited by Max Page, Randall Mason

In this volume, some of the leading figures in the field have been brought together to write on the roots of the historic preservation movement in the United States, ranging from New York to Santa Fe, Charleston to Chicago. 　Giving Preservation a History explores the long history of historic…

Paperback – 2019-08-20 
Routledge

By Simon Mackenzie, Neil Brodie, Donna Yates, Christos Tsirogiannis

Trafficking Culture outlines current research and thinking on the illicit market in antiquities. It moves along the global trafficking chain from ‘source’ to ‘market’, identifying the main roles and routines involved. Using original research, the authors explore the dynamics of this ‘grey’ market,…

Paperback – 2019-08-01 
Routledge

By Emily Pringle

Rethinking Research in the Art Museum presents an original and radical perspective on how research can function as an agent of change in art museums today. The book analyses a range of art organisations and draws on numerous interviews with museum professionals to outline the limitations of…

Paperback – 2019-07-04 
Routledge

By Meighen Katz

Narratives of Vulnerability in Museums is a study of the challenges museums face when they present narratives of instability, uncertainty and fear in their exhibitions. As a period of sustained societal and personal vulnerability, the Great Depression remains a watershed era in American history. It…

Hardback – 2019-06-27 
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Routledge Research in Museum Studies

By Sally Hughes

Museum and Gallery Publishing examines the theory and practice of general and scholarly publishing associated with museum and art gallery collections. Focusing on the production and reception of these texts, the book explains the relevance of publishing to the cultural, commercial and social…

Hardback – 2019-06-15 
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Routledge Research in Museum Studies

By Georgina Walker

The Private Collector’s Museum connects the rising popularity of private museums with evolving models of collecting and philanthropy, and new inter-relationships between private and public space. It examines how contemporary collectors construct museums to frame themselves as cultural arbiters of…

Hardback – 2019-06-11 
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Routledge Research in Museum Studies

Edited by Kalliopi Fouseki, Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen, Grete Swensen

Heritage and Sustainable Urban Transformations introduces the concept of ‘deep cities’, a novel approach to the understanding and management of sustainable historic cities that will advance knowledge about how the long-term, temporal and transformative character of urban heritage can be better…

Hardback – 2019-06-11 
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Routledge Studies in Heritage

By Seph Rodney

The Personalization of the Museum Visit examines a fundamental shift in institutional behavior in museums located in the US and the UK. Contending that art museums have moved towards a new paradigm of public engagement, it posits that modern museum visitors are treated as self-directed ‘users’,…

Hardback – 2019-06-04 
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Routledge Research in Museum Studies

By Elena Perez-Alvaro

Underwater Cultural Heritage investigates cases of underwater cultural heritage, exploring ethical issues that have never been studied before. A vast cultural heritage lies beneath the sea, including the archaeological remains of more than three million vessels, as well as historic monuments and…

Hardback – 2019-06-03 
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Routledge Studies in Heritage

By Thomas Brigden

The Protected Vista draws a historical lineage from the eighteenth century picturesque to present day planning policy, highlighting how the values embedded within familiar views have developed over time through appropriation by diverse groups for cultural and political purposes. The book examines…

Hardback – 2019-05-28 
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Routledge Research in Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation

By Patricia A. Banks

Diversity and Philanthropyat African American Museums is the first scholarly book to analyse contemporary African American museums from a multifaceted perspective. Whilst it puts a spotlight on the issues and challenges related to racial politics that black museums collectively face in the…

Hardback – 2019-05-20 
Routledge
Routledge Research in Museum Studies