Museum and Gallery Studies

<p>Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics is an accessible guide for the student approaching Museum and Gallery Studies for the first time. Taking a global view it covers the key ideas approaches and contentious issues in the field. Balancing theory and practice the book address important questions such as: </p> <p></p> <ul> <p> <li>What are museums and galleries? </li> <p></p> <p> <li>Who decides which kinds of objects are worthy of collection?</li> <p></p> <p> <li>What do I need to know about practical care conservation and collection management?</li> <p></p> <p> <li>How are museums and galleries funded?</li> <p></p> <p> <li>What ethical concerns do practitioners need to consider?</li> <p></p> <p> <li>How is the field of Museum and Gallery Studies developing?</li> <p></p></ul> <p>Complete with chronologies glossaries and suggestions for further reading this user-friendly text is</p> <p>an essential read for anyone entering professions within museums and galleries or seeking to understand academic debates in the field.</p>