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1 online resource (169 pages)
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1st ed.
ISBN:
9780203016848
Serie:
Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management Ser
Inhalt:
The development of interactive displays has transformed the traditional museum world in the last decade. Visitors are no longer satisfied by simply gazing at worthy displays in glass cases - they expect to have hands-on experience of the objects and be actively involved with the exhibits, learning informally and being entertained simultaneously. Hands-on museums and science centres provide the most remarkable example of how museums are redefining their roles in society - improving access to real objects and real phenomena, so that they can be enjoyed by more people. In recent years museums have been thrust into intense competition for the public's time and money with all branches of the leisure industry, from commercial theme parks to retail shopping and home entertainment. This has upset the traditional stability of the museum and their visitors. A hands-on approach encourages a broader visitor base, which in turn helps to bring in additional revenue at a time of declining public subsidy. Tim Caulton investigates how to create and operate effective exhibitions which achieve their educational objectives through hands-on access.; He concludes that the continuing success of hands-on museums and science centres hinges on attaining the very best practice in exhibition design and evaluation, and in all aspects of operations, including marketing and financial and human resource management.
Inhalt:
Intro -- Hands-on Exhibitions Managing interactive museums and science centres -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Hands-on exhibitions -- 2 The educational context -- 3 Exhibit development -- 4 Finance -- 5 Marketing -- 6 Operations management -- 7 Human resource management -- 8 Managing educational programmes and special events -- 9 The future for hands-on exhibitions -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
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ISBN 9780415165228
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Caulton, Tim, 1953 - Hands-on exhibitions London [u.a.] : Routledge, 1998 ISBN 0415165210
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ISBN 0415165229
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Print version Caulton, Tim Hands-on Exhibitions: Managing Interactive Museums and Science Centres London : Taylor & Francis,c1998 ISBN 9780415165228
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Print version Hands-On Exhibitions : Managing Interactive Museums and Science Centres
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Englisch
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