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Museums of New York City: A Guide for Residents and Visitors (Westholme Museum Guides)

1 review
Deirdre Cossman

Westholme Publishing, 2005

a Museum Insider
This book will go with me in my purse at Christmastime in New York! A real must for artists.

Official Guide to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
David A. Romanowski

Smithsonian, 2002

This fully illustrated guide to the world's most-visited aviation and space museum is both an indispensable companion for visitors and a detailed history in itself of humanity's quest for flight. The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) houses the world's greatest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft plus an amazing assortment of other historic objects. Many fascinating items from the twenty-three galleries and two off-site facilities ...

The McGraw-Hill Museum-Goer's Guide
Richard Phipps

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1999

. Designed as a primer for the museum or gallery visit required in many introductory art courses, this book is a combination reference, workbook, directory, and notepad. It is available in a discount package with McGraw-Hill art textbooks or separately..

Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids: Egyptian Art (Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids)

2 reviews
Ruthie Knapp, Janice Lehmberg

Sterling, 1998

Excellent! Essential reading for children - of all ages.
This is a wonderful book and brings to life the world of Egyptian art in a way that is sure to fascinate children of all ages. Knapp and Lehmberg have created a book which will make museum going interesting for everyone in the family.

Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids: Impressionist Art (Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids)

5 reviews
Ruthie Knapp, Janice Lehmberg

Sterling, 1998

Great teaching aid, presentation aid & recreational reading!
This is a wonderfully entertaining and a very informative book for kids, parents, school volunteers and teachers! There's something for everyone. I've used it as a parent and art volunteer in the classroom for our kids and the other presenters. My eight year old daughter reads from this and their other book on American Art. Wish there were more in the set besides, Impressionists, American and ...

Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids: American Art (Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids)

3 reviews
Ruthie Knapp, Janice Lehmberg

Sterling, 1998

What a delightful way to learn about American history!
Lehmberg and Knapp have given the readers some memorable anecdotes about artists and their art forms as we travel from Revolutionary War era to Twentieth Century. It is an enjoyable guide for all ages

Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids: Greek and Roman Art

2 reviews
Ruthie Knapp, Janice Lehmberg

Davis, 2001

Greek and Roman Art-Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids
This book is a wonderful guide for all members of the family to use when seeing Greek and Roman art. Although the purpose of the book is to help children enjoy a museum visit, anyone can profit from advice to limit oneself to short museum visits which concentrate on a few objects, rather than trying to stuff the whole museum into one's head in one session.The authors have lots of other good sense ...

Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media

AltaMira Press, 2008

Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience explores the potential of mobile technologies (cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players, PDAs) for visitor interaction and learning in museums.

Museums of Washington, DC: A Guide for Residents and Visitors
Steve Moyer

Westholme Publishing, 2008

From the majestic repositories lining the Washington Mall to the more modest museums of residential Washington, Alexandria, and suburban Maryland, Washington, DC abounds with exquisite art collections, must-see historic sites, and an eclectic array of wonders that will appeal to one and all.From the well known, such as the Air and Space Museum, to those frequently but undeservedly overlooked, "Museuems of Washington, DC" is an essential addition ...

Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning (American Association for State and Local History Book ...
Gerald George

AltaMira Press, 2004

Here in this second edition, updating the original by Gerald George and Cindy Sherrell-Leo, you will find out in straightforward language what a museum is--philosophically and historically--some pros and cons of establishing your museum, up-to-date resource lists, and good basic advice on all aspects of museums from the choice of a building through collections care, registration, exhibitions, conservation, staffing, financial management, and ...

Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum Guides)

Prestel Verlag, 2006

Practical Evaluation Guide: Tools for Museums and Other Informal Educational Settings: Tools for Museums and ...
Judy Diamond

AltaMira Press, 1999

Visitor evaluations provide clues to the effectiveness of exhibits and programs, and provide insights into how people learn in informal educational settings. In Practical Evaluation Guide, Judy Diamond presents the basic principles and techniques needed to design, implement and present an evaluation project. Diamond's clearly and simply written guide gives you the tools needed for studying the behavior and learning of people in informal ...

Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids: Modern Art

1 review
Ruthie Knapp, Janice Lehmberg

Davis, 2001

Mystery unravelled!!
Not knowing nor understanding anything about "modern art", this delightful text and examples illustrated, gave me a new insight and respectful understanding of the artists grouped in the "modern" era. The authors skillfully organized the evolution from the"emoting expressioinist, confusing cubists, daring dadaists, super surrealists, awesome abstractionists" etc. chapters. This book is a MUST ...

New York City Museum Guide: Second, Revised Edition

1 review

Dover Publications, 2000

Good guide...
This book is a solid guide for travelers on art trips to NYC. It covers nearly everything and is very useful in planning a trip as well as while IN NYC.

The Digital Museum: A Think Guide
Edited by Herminia Din and Phyllis Hecht

Amer Assn of Museums, 2007

Don't be afraid of the title! The Digital Museum is not for techies, but for anyone who cares about the future of museums and the impact of technology on our lives and institutions. The revolution in communications technology has created a landscape that was inconceivable a generation ago. How will the 21st century museum respond? Twenty-five authors, leading thinkers in the fields of technology and museums, lead us through this exciting and ...

Insight Guide Museums and Galleries 0F New York City (Insight Guides (Museums and Galleries))
Brian Bell

APA, 2002

This guide covers more than 100 of New York's museums and galleries, from its world-class institutions to its highly specialized collections and cutting-edge galleries. It is illustrated throughout with hundreds of pictures and full colour maps to help you find your way around. Each museum review comes with its own list of suggestions of where to stop for refreshments in the area. In addition, introductory features explain how New York became ...

Creating Great Visitor Experiences: A Guide for Museums, Parks, Zoos, Gardens, and Libraries

3 reviews
Stephanie Weaver

Left Coast Press, 2007

How a great customer experience can build any business
This book will be a real eye-opener to any business owner, not just museums, parks, zoos, etc. The customer is in your control, as the author aptly points out, from the time he gets out of his car in the parking lot and sees the first signs for your business until he leaves. Does he notice trash outside the door? Is the restroom clean...and, more importantly, is the restroom pleasing? Are ...

Museums of London: A Guide for Residents and Visitors
Paul Skinner

Westholme Publishing, 2007

Ranging from the awesome scale of the British Museum and the V&A to the astonishing riches of the National Gallery, the Science Museum, and the Tate, "Museums of London" also includes collections both smaller and stranger, with celebrations and explorations of garden history, orphaned children, musical instruments, freemasonry, fans, psychoanalysis, clocks, and much else.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide Revised Edition

4 reviews
Phillip de Montebello

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000

A Solid Survey of Art in addition to a Fine Museum Guide
Before committing a couple of days to museum hopping while in New York City, a word to the wise: this book is a must for understanding the scope of the collection of the paintings, drawings, sculpture, architectural renderings, relics - everything that makes the Metropolitan Museum one of the most 'compleat' collections in the world. Yes, the book does show outlines of the museum's layout to ...

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