Museums in motion; an introduction to the history and functions of museums, 2d ed.

9780759105089

Museums in motion; an introduction to the history and functions of museums, 2d ed.

Alexander, Edward P. and Mary Alexander.

AltaMira Press

2008

352 pages

$80.00

Hardcover

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This volume covers the history of museums by type, art, natural history, and anthropology anthropology, classification and analysis of humans and their society, descriptively, culturally, historically, and physically. Its unique contribution to studying the bonds of human social relations has been the distinctive concept of culture. , science, history, botanical gardens A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. , zoos The following is a partial list of zoological gardens (zoos): Africa

, and those for youth, followed by a section on museum functions, from collecting to public service, to the museum profession. It focuses on European and US museums and discusses future challenges at the end of each chapter. The late Edward Alexander

Edward Porter Alexander, mathematician, author, and US Civil War soldier from Washington, Georgia
Edward Porter Alexander (1907-2003), museum administrator and author from Edmeston, New York

most recently served as professor of museum studies at the U. of Delaware. The book is a revision of his 1979 text. His daughter, Mary Alexander, is a museum educator and administrator. She has updated information on museum practice and provided more current references.

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