Interpretation: Education, Programs, and Exhibits: 5 (Small Museum Toolkit: American Association for State and Local History, 5)

ISBN 10: 0759113394 / ISBN 13: 9780759113398

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2013

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pp. 156.

Seller Inventory # 96253781

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interpretation: Education, Programs, and Exhibits: 5 (Small Museum Toolkit: American Association for State and Local History, 5)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0759113394
• ISBN 13: 9780759113398
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko is chief executive officer at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Stacy Klingler is the assistant director of Local History Services at the Indiana Historical Society.