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Managing Conservation in Museums
Explaining and critically reviewing management procedures such as performance indicators and strategic planning, this book shows how techniques from mainstream management can be used to facilitate a holistic and professional approach to the …
History of Architectural Conservation
History of Architectural Conservation expands knowledge about the conservation of ancient monuments, works of art and historic buildings. It includes the origins of the interest in conservation within the European context, and the development of …
The Ashmolean Museum: A Brief History of the Museum and Its Collections
Popular as a resource on museums and on the history of collecting, The Ashmolean houses the University of Oxford's unrivalled works of art and antuiquies from Europe, Centrial Asia and the Far East.
Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice
Tapestry Conservation: Principles and Practice explores current practice and recent research in tapestry conservation, promoting awareness of recent developments among conservators and custodians of tapestries. The book facilitates more informed …
Museum Education at the Art Institute of Chicago
Museum Education at the Art Institute of Chicago explores the broad history and practice of art education, charting the museum's past, present, and future vision of what museum education can be and do. Drawing from a rich trove of archival, oral, …
Ashmolean Museum: A History of the Museum and Its Collections
this history of collectiong, The Ashmolean houses the University of Oxford's unrivalled works of art and antiquities from Europe, Central Asia and the Far East.
Treasures: Highlights of the Cultural Collections of the University of Melbourne
This pictorial and descriptive profile of the artistic artifacts housed in the University of Melbourne includes pieces ranging from Greek antiquity to the European old masters. Information is provided on costumes designed by Percy Grainger, …
Digital Heritage: Applying Digital Imaging to Cultural Heritage
In the fields of documentation and conservation of cultural heritage assets, there is a constant need for higher quality records and better analytical tools for extracting information about the condition of artefacts. Digital photography and …
The Museum Environment is in two parts; Part I: intended for conservators and museum curators and describes the principles and techniques of controlling the environment so that the potentially damaging effects of light, humidity and air pollution …