The new museology / edited by Peter Vergo.

London : Reaktion Books, 1989.

viii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"Critical views"--Jacket

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Dillons Note: 1993 printing

Includes bibliographic references (p. 205-224) and index

Museums, artefacts, and meanings / Charles Saumarez Smith -- Objects of knowledge : a historical perspective on museums / Ludmilla Jordanova -- The reticent object / Peter Vergo -- Theme parks and time machines / Colin Sorensen -- Education, entertainment and politics : lessons from the great international exhibitions / Paul Greenhalgh -- On living in a new country / Stephen Bann -- The quality of visitors' experiences in art museums / Philip Wright -- Museum visiting as a cultural phenomenon / Nick Merriman -- Museums and cultural property / Norman Palmer.