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  • Progressive Museum Practice

    John Dewey and Democracy

    by George E Hein ...
    Preeminent museum education theorist George E. Hein explores the work, philosophy, and impact of educational reformer John Dewey and his importance for museums. Hein traces current practice in museum education to Dewey's early 20th-century ideas about education, democracy, and progress toward improving society, and in so doing provides a rare history of museum education as a profession. Giving ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Learning in the Museum

    by George E. Hein ...
    Series series Museum Meanings
    Learning in the Museum examines major issues and shows how research in visitor studies and the philosophy of education can be applied to facilitate a meaningful educational experience in museums.Hein combines a brief history of education in public museums, with a rigorous examination of how the educational theories of Dewey, Piaget, Vygotsky and subsequent theorists relate to learning in the ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Handbook for Small Science Centers

    by Dennis Schatz, Pat Adams, American Association of Museums, Association of Science-Technology Centers, Elsa B. Bailey, Mary Baske0, Bronwyn Bevan1, Colleen Blair2, Vicki Breazeale3, Kim L. Cavendish4, Al DeSena5, Kirsten M. Ellenbogen6, John H. Falk7, Claude Faubert8, Peter B. Giles9, Kit Goolsby0, Hands On! Inc1, George E. Hein2, Cassandra L. Henry3, Asger Høeg4, Marilyn Hoyt5, Karen Johnson6, Maureen E. Kennedy7, Lucy Kirshner8, Kathleen R. Krafft9, Thomas Krakauer0, Darlene Librero1, Laura Martin2, Ronen Mir3, Alan Nursall4, Chuck O'Connor5, Paul Orselli6, Andrée Peek7, Stephen Pizzey8, Melanie Quin9, Albert J. Read0, Beryl Rosenthal1, Christen E. Runge2, Beverly S. Sanford3, Rebecca Schatz4, Harold Skramstad5, Robert Semper6, David Taylor7, Charlie Trautmann8, Susan B. F. Wageman9, Charlie Walter0, Kim Whaley1, Adela "Laddie" SkiptonElwell2, Watson "Mac" Laetsch3, Susan Skramstad4, Robert "Mac" West5 ...
    There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their communities. With articles-all written by leaders in field-covering everything from administration, ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • Forgotten Ages

    An Epic Fantasy Romantic Adventure

    by Lindsay Buroker ...
    Series series Forgotten Ages
    The greatest military leader of his time.The most talented code breaker her people have.Sworn enemies.When deadly secrets from the ancient past are unearthed, secrets capable of fracturing the world and destroying all life on the planet, these two enemies will have to work together. They are humanity’s only hope.The Forgotten Ages series is recommended for fans of epic fantasy, action-adventure, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Goldfinch

    A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

    by Donna Tartt ...
    A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this “extraordinary” and beloved novel that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review), named a New York Times Best Book of the 21st Century.Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Museums and Communities

    The Politics of Public Culture

    Edited by Ivan Karp, Christine Mullen Kreamer, Steven Levine ...
    Contributors to this volume examine and illustrate struggles and collaborations among museums, festivals, tourism, and historic preservation projects and the communities they represent and serve. Essays include the role of museums in civil society, the history of African-American collections, and experiments with museum-community dialogue about the design of a multicultural society. ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Visual Shock

    A History of Art Controversies in American Culture

    by Michael Kammen ...
    In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates America’s obsession with public memorials and the changing role of art and museums in our society. From Thomas Eakins’s 1875 masterpiece The Gross Clinic, (considered “too big, bold, and gory” when ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Do Museums Still Need Objects?

    by Steven Conn ...
    Series series The Arts and Intellectual Life in Modern America
    "We live in a museum age," writes Steven Conn in Do Museums Still Need Objects? And indeed, at the turn of the twenty-first century, more people are visiting museums than ever before. There are now over 17,500 accredited museums in the United States, averaging approximately 865 million visits a year, more than two million visits a day. New museums have proliferated across the cultural landscape ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Public Art

    Theory, Practice and Populism

    by Cher Krause Knight ...
    This book takes a bold look at public art and its populist appeal, offering a more inclusive guide to America's creative tastes and shared culture. It examines the history of American public art – from FDR's New Deal to Christo's The Gates – and challenges preconceived notions of public art, expanding its definition to include a broader scope of works and concepts.Expands the definition of public ... Read more

    $39.00 USD

  • History as Art, Art as History

    Contemporary Art and Social Studies Education

    by Dipti Desai, Jessica Hamlin, Rachel Mattson ...
    Series series Teaching/Learning Social Justice
    History as Art, Art as History pioneers methods for using contemporary works of art in the social studies and art classroom to enhance an understanding of visual culture and history. The fully-illustrated interdisciplinary teaching toolkit provides an invaluable pedagogical resource—complete with theoretical background and practical suggestions for teaching U.S. history topics through close ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • American Cultural History

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Eric Avila ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "fireside chats" of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are the words, images, and sounds that populate American cultural history. From the Boston Tea Party to the Dodgers, from the blues to Andy Warhol, dime novels to Disneyland, the history of American culture tells us how previous generations of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • USA

    Modern Architectures in History

    by Gwendolyn Wright ...
    Series series RB-Modern Architectures in History
    From the Reliance Building and Coney Island to the Kimbell Museum and Disney Hall, the United States has been at the forefront of modern architecture. American life has generated many of the quintessential images of modern life, both generic types and particular buildings. Gwendolyn Wright’s USA is an engaging account of this evolution from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Upending ... Read more

    $32.79 USD