Making Museums Matter

Making Museums Matter
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Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
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Book Synopsis Making Museums Matter by : Stephen E. Weil

Download or read book Making Museums Matter written by Stephen E. Weil and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 2002 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weil has long been considered one of the museum community's most insightful commentators. In this volume of 29 essays, his overarching concern is that museums be able to 'earn their keep' in an environment of potentially shrinking resources.


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In this volume of 29 essays, Weil's overarching concern is that museums be able to “earn their keep”—that they make themselves matter—in an environment