Treasures on Earth : Museums, Collections and Paradoxes

Klappentext We want to keep as much as we can of our cultural and natural heritage but find ourselves unable to afford to save it all. Thompson examines the state of museums and asks some searching questions: Do we really need all those collections? Who are museums for? Who will pay? Who will choose? Treasures on Earth: Museums, Collections and Paradoxes by Professor Keith Thomson examines the glories and tribulations of museums and asks some probing and inconvenient questions. Zusammenfassung We want to keep as much as we can of our cultural and natural heritage but find ourselves unable to afford to save it all. Thompson examines the state of museums and asks some searching questions: Do we really need all those collections? Who are museums for? Who will pay? Who will choose?

Product details

• Authors: Keith S Thomson, Keith Thomson
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2002
• EAN: 9780571212958
• ISBN: 978-0-571-21295-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); ART / Museum Studies, Museology and heritage studies, Culture; Institutions; Modern Britain; Society