Screen LibraryAmerica's college museums : handbook & directory /
This work presents a comprehensive picture of over 1,100 museums, galleries, and related facilities in American universities and colleges. This second edition includes an updated directory of organization with detailed information on museums and collections of art, botanical gardens, costumes, geolo...
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Grey House Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | Amenia, N.Y. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: |
This work presents a comprehensive picture of over 1,100 museums, galleries, and related facilities in American universities and colleges. This second edition includes an updated directory of organization with detailed information on museums and collections of art, botanical gardens, costumes, geology, historical houses & sites, marine sciences, medical & health, musical instruments, natural history, photography, planetaria, religion, science & technology, sculptures, zoology and much more. --from publisher description |
| Item Description: | First ed. published as: University and college museums, galleries, and related facilities. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996. |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 687 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 683-687) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781592376742 : 1592376746 |
| Index Number: | AM11 |
| CLC: | G269.712-61 |
| Call Number: | G269.712-61/D186/2nd ed. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- An overview and history -- Types of institutions. Museums of art and sculpture -- Science museums and related facilities -- Historically-oriented museums and galleries -- Governance, organization, and staffing -- The mission -- Collections and research -- Exhibits and programs -- Facilities and attendance -- Closures and openings -- Photographs -- Directory of museums -- Appendices. Founding and opening dates -- Bibliography. |