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Interpreting Historic House Museums, Paperback by Donnelly, Jessica Foy (EDT)...

Interpreting Historic House Museums, Paperback by Donnelly, Jessica Foy (EDT)...

$ 39.97

  • Author: Bradley C. Brooks
  • Book Series: American Association for State and Local History Ser.
  • Book Title: Interpreting Historic House Museums
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Genre: Travel, Political Science, Architecture, Business & Economics, History
  • ISBN: 9780759102514
  • Illustrator: Yes
  • Item Height: 0.8 in
  • Item Length: 9 in
  • Item Weight: 18.4 Oz
  • Item Width: 5.7 in
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 336 Pages
  • Publication Year: 2002
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
  • Topic: United States / State & Local / General, Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Museum Administration & Museology, Historic Preservation / General, Buildings / Residential, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
  • gtin13: 9780759102514

Description

Interpreting Historic House Museums, Paperback by Donnelly, Jessica Foy (EDT); Brooks, Bradley C. (CON); Villa Bryk, Nancy E. (CON); Butler, Patrick H. (CON); Credle, Jamie (CON), ISBN 0759102511, ISBN-13 9780759102514, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Museum professionals will find much useful advice on how to make historic house museums best fulfill their function of teaching the public for whose visits they're designed. The contributors, all with experience in managing a house museum, describe techniques and issues that broaden the interpretation and presentation of historic houses to include gender issues, the landscape context, furnishings, access, tours, theme-based tours, communication with visitors, and the role of historic house museums in education. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()