Interpretation: Education, Programs, and Exhibits
Small Museum Toolkit, Book Five
1st Edition
Published on 16. November 2011
156 pages
979-8-216-25684-7 (ISBN)
Description
Programs, tours and exhibits are the meat-and-potatoes of what most museums do to meet their missions to educate the public. Interpretation helps make small museums compelling so that the public understands that they are more than a repository of dusty objects. This book considers researching and designing exhibits and best practices for sharing the stories with your audiences. It explores how to orient your organization to be effective interpreters of what you collect, including how to tell engaging stories and how to address difficult issues you may have ignored in the past, like slavery, prejudice and privilege. For the non-historian, it also offers a step-by-step primer on good historical research.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
ISBN-13
979-8-216-25684-7 (9798216256847)
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Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko | Stacy Klingler
Interpretation: Education, Programs, and Exhibits
Small Museum Toolkit, Book Five
Book
04/2013
AltaMira Press
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Persons
Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko is chief executive officer at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Stacy Klingler is the assistant director of Local History Services at the Indiana Historical Society.
Stacy Klingler is the assistant director of Local History Services at the Indiana Historical Society.
Content
Editors' Note
Preface
Bob Beatty
Chapter 1 Preparing an Outstanding Concert: How to Plan and Implement Interpretation
Stephen G. Hague and Laura C. Keim
Chapter 2 Interpreting Difficult Issues
Madeline C. Flagler
Chapter 3 The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth: Researching Historical Exhibit
Teresa Goforth
Chapter 4 Creating Exhibits: From Planning to Building
Eugene Dillenburg and Janice Klein
Chapter 5 The Nuts and Bolts of Program Management
Rebecca Martin
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors
Preface
Bob Beatty
Chapter 1 Preparing an Outstanding Concert: How to Plan and Implement Interpretation
Stephen G. Hague and Laura C. Keim
Chapter 2 Interpreting Difficult Issues
Madeline C. Flagler
Chapter 3 The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth: Researching Historical Exhibit
Teresa Goforth
Chapter 4 Creating Exhibits: From Planning to Building
Eugene Dillenburg and Janice Klein
Chapter 5 The Nuts and Bolts of Program Management
Rebecca Martin
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors
