Art that questions the museum’s role in assigning meaning to cultural artifact This thought-provoking volume focuses on ......more

A timely reflection on the Museum of Modern Art’s collection. The opening of a new museum building offers a unique momen......more

Conservation of Books is the highly anticipated reference work on global book structures and their conservation, offerin......more

A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan investigates the politics of cultural heritage preservation in ......more

This volume presents the recent research into the conservation, structure, materials, history etc. of paintings carried ......more

A colourful illustrated history of the buildings in Vancouver’s Chinatown, celebrating the richness, diversity, and vibr......more

First published in 1987, The Heritage Industry sets out to protect the present and the future of life in Britain from th......more

In July 1980 London’s National Gallery paid a record sum for a canvas that purported to be Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson an......more

In Rhetorics of Value, Corinne A. Kratz explores how exhibition design creates and conveys values that have the potentia......more

Caring for Plastics in Collections presents basic knowledge of plastics in an accessible way and empowers readers to det......more

Caring for Plastics in Collections presents basic knowledge of plastics in an accessible way and empowers readers to det......more

Enveloping Worlds is a collection of essays that analyzes the phenomenon of immersive, participatory performance as it h......more

In Rhetorics of Value, Corinne A. Kratz explores how exhibition design creates and conveys values that have the potentia......more

In July 1980 London’s National Gallery paid a record sum for a canvas that purported to be Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson an......more

Collaboration and Co-Creation in Museums, Heritage, and the Arts examines collaborative practices in museums, heritage, ......more

Mobile Heritage explores how diverse digital technologies (such as apps, GPS, games, social platforms, NFTs, drones, AR,......more

Mobile Heritage explores how diverse digital technologies (such as apps, GPS, games, social platforms, NFTs, drones, AR,......more

"Bringing together a diverse group of historians, art historians, and museum professionals, and spanning two centuries a......more

Museum Representations of Motherhood and the Maternal is the first book to address the underrepresentation of motherhood......more

The internationally focused Dictionary of Museology reflects the diversity of cultural and disciplinary approaches to th......more

This book examines three exhibitions of contemporary art held at the Vienna Künstlerhaus during the period of National S......more

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Critical Issues in Caribbean Museums examines the challenges faced within the field of Caribbean Museology. Museums are ......more

Reimagining both the House Museum and Reconstruction memory for the twenty-first century In Rebirth, public historian Je......more

A subjective, candid, multi-vocal story about the creation of the building of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Warsaw......more

This book studies the early modern phenomenon of the increasing production and consumption of blue-hued paper, a materia......more

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Assessing the Social Values of Heritage considers how social values can be better understood and incorporated into the d......more

How Museums Tell Stories is the first book to try to explain how museums "work" as a medium that narrates stories, both ......more

"In recent years, museums have faced increasing pressure to reckon with their histories and legacies, many of which have......more

’An unimpeachable, erudite jewel of a book on the politics of memorialisation. This beautifully written reckoning with h......more

This comprehensive tome covers all aspects of Picasso’s artistic career, from self- portraits to sculpture to photograph......more

This book examines the legacies and rapid advancements of virtual museums to provide a deeper understanding of and bette......more

"This lively and compelling story of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery begins before Henry Sarjeant had even dreamed of ......more

How can exhibitions not only stage existing knowledge, but also raise questions that lead to new research? This question......more

The Museum Movement provides the first systematic overview of the ’museum movement’ of the early twentieth century, whic......more

Participation and the Post-Museum discusses the concept of participation in museum practice, as well as ideas that const......more

This collection of chapters investigates the effects of mobility and place on a range of photographic archives and explo......more

An interdisciplinary and insightful examination of heritage studies. Methods and Methodologies in Heritage Studies offer......more

An interdisciplinary and insightful examination of heritage studies. Methods and Methodologies in Heritage Studies offer......more

A reframing of collections management in museums worldwide. Collections Management as Critical Museum Practice redefines......more

The essential reference for anyone engaged in the material study of cast bronze sculpture. Since the fourth millennium B......more

The macabre tale of an eighteenth-century woman immortalised in folklore as the ’Manchester Mummy’. In 1835, the Manches......more

The Museum in Asia advances an understanding of the flourishing museum landscape in the region by offering a variety of ......more

The Museum in Asia advances an understanding of the flourishing museum landscape in the region by offering a variety of ......more

This study reassesses Cage’s multifaceted practice from a transdisciplinary perspective, using text as a premise for his......more

Interrogates the global, and often controversial, phenomenon of Holocaust and human rights museums Spanning six continen......more

"An authoritative, beautifully illustrated study."--Kirkus Reviews The first comprehensive study of Cassatt’s life, work......more

The Porous Museum examines questions of museum practice, aesthetics and politics through a focused study of The National......more

The Museum Accessibility Spectrum engages with discussions around access to museums and argues that what is impairing th......more

A research guide on how to investigate the Nazi-era provenance of museum collections grounded in deep awareness of the h......more

A research guide on how to investigate the Nazi-era provenance of museum collections grounded in deep awareness of the h......more

Everyday items found at the sites of atrocities possess a striking emotional force. Victims’ garments, broken glasses, w......more

The Conservator’s Cookbook is a collection of practical, step-by-step guides outlining how to prepare various solutions,......more

The Conservator’s Cookbook is a collection of practical, step-by-step guides outlining how to prepare various solutions,......more

Museums and Mass Violence examines the varied ways in which museums around the world address - or fail to address - the ......more

Grappling with Monuments of Oppression provides a timely analysis of the diverse approaches being used around the world ......more

Grappling with Monuments of Oppression provides a timely analysis of the diverse approaches being used around the world ......more

Working with Conservation Data provides a practical, step-by-step guide that describes how to approach the issue of docu......more

Colour, Colour Measurement and Colour Change, the first new book in the expanded Science for Conservators series, explai......more

Colour, Colour Measurement and Colour Change, the first new book in the expanded Science for Conservators series, explai......more

This new edition titled Adhesives, Coatings and Consolidants discusses the chemical, physical, and optical properties th......more

This new edition titled Adhesives, Coatings and Consolidants discusses the chemical, physical, and optical properties th......more

In recent years, not only ethnographic collections, but also the European canon of art history have come under siege. Th......more

"In this book, Amanda Cachia argues that contemporary disabled artists make inequities in the museum more transparent by......more

Celebrates the design of Australia’s newest cultural landmark SANAA’s new building for the Art Gallery of New South Wale......more

What Kirkus describes as a "masterful revelation about life and art imitating each other in maintenance and repair" in a......more

The Museum of Babel: Meditations on the Metahistorical Turn in Museography is an enlightening, transatlantic reading of ......more

Art Collecting and Gifts to Museums questions why private collectors donate their collection, or parts of it, to museums......more

In an era in which multiple perspectives and oral histories are increasingly vital, Facts and Tales-- Truth Be Told delv......more

This edited volume, written by historians of art and visual culture who are working in the field of animal studies, seek......more

Leadership of Inclusive and Sustainable Cultural Organisations: A Practical Guide is the first book to provide guidance ......more

Leadership of Inclusive and Sustainable Cultural Organisations: A Practical Guide is the first book to provide guidance ......more