Physical Description
xix, 217 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The concept of fairness : a debate at the American Association of Museums
The importance of “and” : a comment on “excellence and equity”
The molting of children's museums : an observation
What is the object of this exercise? : a meandering exploration of the many meanings of objects in museums
Choosing among the options : an opinion about museum definitions
Timeliness : a discussion for museums / Joy Davis, Elaine Heumann Gurian, and Emlyn Koster
The museum as a socially responsible institution
Turning the ocean liner slowly : about the process of change in large institutions
The opportunity for social service
A savings bank for the soul : about institutions of memory and congregant spaces
Function follows form : how mixed-used spaces in museums build community
Threshold fear : architecture program planning
Free at last : a fragment about free admission
Answers to the ten questions I am asked most often : a review of exhibitions and learning
Noodling around with exhibition opportunities : the potential meanings of exhibition modalities
Let's empower all those who have a stake in exhibitions : about the uses, meaning, and failings of the team approach
Reluctant recognition of the superstar : a paean to individual brilliance, and how it operates
A blurring of the boundaries
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum : history or metaphor
A Jew among the Indians : how working outside of one's own culture works
Repatriation in context : the important changes brought to museums by indigenous communities
Singing and dancing at night : a biographic meaning to working in the spiritual arena.
ISBN
0415357667
0415357624 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-213) and index.
