Developing the Hall of Human Origins - Adaptive Resilience

This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History's David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, exploring the origins of the exhibit, its changes over time, and the associated educational and public outreach activities of members of the Smithsonian's Human Origins Program

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The Interim; 3. Millennial Visions; 4. Re-ignition; 5. Creative Vision; 6. Distillation; 7. The Environmental Theme; 8. Implementation; 9. Continuation

About the author

Shelley L. Smith is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Arlington, USA.

Summary

This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, exploring the origins of the exhibit, its changes over time, and the associated educational and public outreach activities of members of the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program

Product details

• Authors: Shelley L. Smith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032679976
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3267997-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Studies in Anthropology and Museums
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, SCIENCE / History, TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Anthropology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, ART / Museum Studies, History of Science, Human biology, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc