Science Museums in Transition: Unheard Voices (Museums in Focus)

Synopsis

Science Museums in Transition: Unheard Voices considers how museums can adapt their exhibits, programs, and organizational structures to the diversity of ideas, people, and cultures that speak to modern science. This collection contains individual expressions by museum insiders addressing a range of particular perspectives – Native American, African American, Latinx, Islamic, Israeli, Danish, white North American. These reflections provide guidance to the museum community as to how their institutions can become more thoughtful, more welcoming to diverse audiences, and more cognizant of the ways that different people incorporate science into their daily lives. As a whole, the book emphasizes the need for museums to engage in dialogue with their visitors – not merely to present them with information – and to offer the opportunities to share experiences, exchange perspectives, and thereby advance science learning through a dynamic and collective process. Science Museums in Transition is intended to further discussion on how museums address the political and social ramifications of science and, as such, should be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students working in the fields of museum studies, science, anthropology, education and history. It should also be essential reading for museum professionals around the globe.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

94 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351036320

Related ISBNs:

9781351036344, 9780367787752, 9781138489974

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/25/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Hooley McLaughlin and Judy Diamond

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Art and Architecture

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Hooley McLaughlin

Edited by:

Judy Diamond