Reimagining Historic House Museums

Reimagining Historic House Museums
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781442272996
ISBN-13 : 1442272996
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Book Synopsis Reimagining Historic House Museums by : Kenneth C. Turino

Download or read book Reimagining Historic House Museums written by Kenneth C. Turino and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-09-13 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from innovative organizations across the United States, Reimagining Historic House Museums is an indispensable source of field-tested tools and techniques drawn from such wide-ranging sources as non-profit management, business strategy, and software development. It also profiles historic sites that are using new models to engage with their communities to become more relevant, are adopting creative forms of interpretation and programming, and earning income to become more financially sustainable. The book is a combination of a museum conference, a hands-on workshop, and toolbox. It contains five main parts: Fundamentals and Essentials Audiences Different Approaches to Familiar Topics Methods Imagining New Kinds of House Museums This authoritative guide from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will help house museum boards, directors, and staff seeking a path forward in rapidly changing times. Graduate programs in public history, museum studies, curatorial studies, and historic preservation will discover models and approaches that will provoke lively discussions about the issues facing the field.


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