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Description

Programs, tours and exhibits are the meat-and-potatoes of what most museums do to meet their missions to educate the public. Interpretation helps make small museums compelling so that the public understands that they are more than a repository of dusty objects. This book considers researching and designing exhibits and best practices for sharing the stories with your audiences. It explores how to orient your organization to be effective interpreters of what you collect, including how to tell engaging stories and how to address difficult issues you may have ignored in the past, like slavery, prejudice and privilege. For the non-historian, it also offers a step-by-step primer on good historical research.

Table of Contents

Editors' Note
Preface
Bob Beatty
Chapter 1 Preparing an Outstanding Concert: How to Plan and Implement Interpretation
Stephen G. Hague and Laura C. Keim
Chapter 2 Interpreting Difficult Issues
Madeline C. Flagler
Chapter 3 The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth: Researching Historical Exhibit
Teresa Goforth
Chapter 4 Creating Exhibits: From Planning to Building
Eugene Dillenburg and Janice Klein
Chapter 5 The Nuts and Bolts of Program Management
Rebecca Martin
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors

Product details

Published Nov 16 2011
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 156
ISBN 9780759113466
Imprint AltaMira Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko

Anthology Editor

Stacy Klingler

Contributor

Stephen Hague

Contributor

Laura Keim

Contributor

Teresa Goforth

Contributor

Janice Klein

Contributor

Rebecca Martin

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