In these 19 insightful and frequently witty meditations, Stephen E. Weil examines the purposes and functions of the museum in the late 20th century, proposing m

Rethinking Evolution in the Museum explores the ways diverse natural history museum audiences imagine their evolutionary heritage. In particular, the book consi

Nineteen insightful and frequently witty "meditations" examine the purposes and functions of the museum in the late twentieth century, proposing a museum that w

Queering the Museum develops a queer analysis of the ways in which museums construct themselves, their core business, and their publics through the, often uncon

In recent years, many museums have implemented sweeping changes in how they engage audiences. However, changes to the field’s approaches to collections stewar