Museums and Communities: Curators, Collections and Collaboration
- ISBN-10
- 0857851314
- ISBN-13
- 9780857851314
- Series
- Museums and Communities
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 339
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-05-09
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Authors
- Viv Golding, Wayne Modest
Description
With contributions from key scholars in a range of disciplines, this engaging new volume explores the complex issues surrounding collaboration between museums and their communities.
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- 2019-01-22
- 399 pages
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- 2013-09-03
- 624 pages
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- 2013-08-01
- 256 pages
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