Life on display : revolutionizing U.S. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century

Life on display revolutionizing U.S. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century

Introduction: the mission of display"A vision of the future": the new museum idea and display reform, 1890-1915 -- The drama of the diorama, 1910-1935 -- Displays in motion: experimentation and stagnation in exhibition, 1925-1940 -- Diversifying displays, diverging museums: postwar life sc...

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1. Verfasser: Rader, Karen A. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Rader, Karen Ann (VerfasserIn), Cain, Victoria E. M. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, Ill. u.a. The University of Chicago Press 2014
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Natural history museums > Exhibitions > Science museums > Museum exhibits > History > Museum techniques > Displays in education > Naturwissenschaftliches Museum > Naturkundliche Sammlung
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: the mission of display"A vision of the future": the new museum idea and display reform, 1890-1915 -- The drama of the diorama, 1910-1935 -- Displays in motion: experimentation and stagnation in exhibition, 1925-1940 -- Diversifying displays, diverging museums: postwar life science education, 1941-1956 -- "An investment in the future of America": competing pedagogies in post-sputnik museums, 1957-1969 -- The exploratorium effect: redefining relevance and interactive display, 1969- 980 -- From diversity to standardization: edutainment and engagement in museums at the end of the century, 1976-2005.
Introduction: the mission of display -- "A vision of the future": the new museum idea and display reform, 1890-1915 -- The drama of the diorama, 1910-1935 -- Displays in motion: experimentation and stagnation in exhibition, 1925-1940 -- Diversifying displays, diverging museums: postwar life science education, 1941-1956 -- "An investment in the future of America": competing pedagogies in post-sputnik museums, 1957-1969 -- The exploratorium effect: redefining relevance and interactive display, 1969- 980 -- From diversity to standardization: edutainment and engagement in museums at the end of the century, 1976-2005
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-447)and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 467 S
Ill.
24 cm
ISBN:9780226079660
978-0-226-07966-0
022607966X
0-226-07966-X
9780226079837