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Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 29 cm
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Join A.J., the Mèutter Museum's junior guide, on a tour of the world's best-known medical museum. A.J. will take you on a fun and educational adventure through the Mèutter's amazing collection of unique medical specimens and objects. Accompanied by playful illustrations, this look at medical marvels and mysteries will enthrall and inform science lovers of all ages. A.J. has all of your questions covered; from the height of the Giant to the length...
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"On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xxxiv, 351 pages ; 23 cm.
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"The first of its kind, this practical guide to freelancing in museums and historic sites has the tools and resources to help answer common questions and get readers starting and growing a freelance career. Museum Mercenary focuses on how to pursue contract work with museums, historical societies, and other cultural institutions."--
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Pub. Date
[2012].
Physical Desc
xx, 540 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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"Hailed when it was first published in 1985 as the bible of U.S. collections management, A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections offers the only comprehensive discussion of the legal questions faced by museums regarding collections. This revised and expanded third edition addresses the many legal developments--including a comprehensive discussion of stolen art and the international movement of cultural property, recent developments in copyright,...
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My Weird School volume 21
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
104 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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Description
A school trip to the natural history museum goes awry when the curator, Ms. Krup, loses her giant cockroach and A.J. and his friends decide to explore the museum in the middle of the night.
6) Louvre city
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 85 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Louvre city takes the form of one of the classic symphonies of the 1920s, which begin at daybreak, end at nightfall, and chronicle the lives of urban dwellers at work and at play. Rather than focus on its familiar role as a monument to high culture, director Nicolas Philibert shows us the everyday life of the museum and how it operates.
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 29 min., 31 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Dulwich Picture Gallery is England's first purpose-built public art gallery. Designed by Sir John Soane, the influential building holds one of the world's finest Old Master collections including great works by Poussin, Rubens, Canaletto, Reynolds and Gainsborough. This film goes behind the scenes at the gallery, and offers an insider's view of a vibrant working world. Included are the restoration of Rembrandt's glorious Girl at a Window, exhibition...
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My weirdtastic school volume 3
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"A special guest has arrived at Ella Mentry School! Professor Pitt is the president of a local art museum and has all sorts of wacky ideas about art. A.J. thinks it's all a total snoozefest... until the piece he turns in for an art assignment gets praised as a work of genius! Suddenly, Professor Pitt is introducing A.J. as the next big thing to happen to the art world. What could possibly go wrong?"--
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Series
Amelia Bedelia series volume 23
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Housekeeper Amelia Bedelia visits an art museum, where her confusion leads to surprising results.
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 57 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Description
After nearly thirty years of being shut away from the public, the stuffed animals of Paris's Natural History Museum are about to see the light of day agin. In Animals and more animals, Nicolas Philibert and his unobtrusive crew are there to chronicle the 1994 preparations for the animals' return. It's a glimpse into the world behind the displays of a major museum, focusing on the fascinating work of the taxidermists.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 x 31 cm
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"The ultimate search-and-find book with double the fun! Join Waldo and his friends for a day at the museum. Hidden among the amazing artifacts and exciting exhibitions are more than five hundred differences to find! Wow! The spot-the-difference challenge stars now! Have you found Waldo yet?"--Back cover.
"Maybe you're good at spotting Waldo. But can you spot the difference? Head to the museum, where even the sharpest eyes are seeing double. Waldo...
13) Mossy
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Mossy, a turtle with a garden growing on her shell, is taken from her home and new friend to become an exhibit in a museum, until the director's niece, Tory, notices how sad Mossy is and helps arrange for her to go home.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
x, 123 pages : forms ; 24 cm.
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"While first person interpretation and historic crafts have long been part of the museum world, current movements in the maker movement in libraries and schools have occurred mostly outside of the museum world. Instead, "Makerspace in Museums: Hands-On History in Museums and Historic Sites" shows the importance of the Maker Movement for museums and historic sites, and presents a roadmap to building, planning, researching, and using a makerspace alongside...
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Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
208 p.
Description
Delivering the Visitor Experience is a practical guide to creating and managing the visitor experience in your museum. Whether you are running an established visitor attraction or creating a new experience from scratch, this book combines expert advice, transferable models and diverse case studies from across the sector to inspire and develop your practise.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
92 pages ; 26 cm
Description
For the first time, the U.S. museum profession's current operating Standards in areas from public accountability to facilities and risk management are available in a single publication. This guide is an essential reference work for the museum community, presenting the ideals that should be upheld by every museum striving to maintain excellence in its operations. An introductory Section explains how virtually anyone associated with museums will find...
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Series
Pandava volume 1
Description
Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
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