Grande Lance Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums 9780226192758

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Автор: Grande Lance
Название: Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums
Перевод названия: Ленс Гранд: Кураторы. За кулисами музеев естествознания
ISBN: 9780226192758
Издательство: Wiley
Классификация:

Музееведение и изучение наследия

Естественная история

ISBN-10: 022619275X
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 432
Вес: 1.33 кг.
Дата издания: 21.03.2017
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 146 color plates
Размер: 183 x 255 x 44
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: Behind the scenes of natural history museums
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Over the centuries, natural history museums have evolved from being little more than musty repositories of stuffed animals and pinned bugs, to being crucial generators of new scientific knowledge. They have also become vibrant educational centers, full of engaging exhibits that share those discoveries with students and an enthusiastic general public.

At the heart of it all from the very start have been curators. Yet after three decades as a natural history curator, Lance Grande found that he still had to explain to people what he does. This book is the answer--and, oh, what an answer it is: lively, exciting, up-to-date, it offers a portrait of curators and their research like none weve seen, one that conveys the intellectual excitement and the educational and social value of curation. Grande uses the personal story of his own career--most of it spent at Chicagos storied Field Museum--to structure his account as he explores the value of research and collections, the importance of public engagement, changing ecological and ethical considerations, and the impact of rapidly improving technology. Throughout, we are guided by Grandes keen sense of mission, of a job where the why is always as important as the what.

This beautifully written and richly illustrated book is a clear-eyed but loving account of natural history museums, their curators, and their ever-expanding roles in the twenty-first century.

Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums, Grande Lance