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Museum Professionalization

Museum Professionalization is the historical and institutional process by which museum work evolved into a recognized academic and occupational field through the establishment of standardized practices, specialized education, ethical guidelines, and formal associations that distinguish it from amateur curation and antiquarianism.

131

Publications

4.7K

Citations

176

Authors

98

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

19

Parents

Publications

131

Virtual Reality in Museums: Exploring the Experiences of Museum Professionals

Maria Shehade, Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert · Applied Sciences · 2020 · 241 citations · Full text

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Museums and the ‘new museology’: theory, practice and organisational change

Vikki McCall, Clive Gray · Museum Management and Curatorship · 2013 · 241 citations · Full text

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Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift

Helaine Silverman · American Anthropologist · 2005 · 234 citations

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Theorizing Museums: Representing Identity and Diversity in a Changing World

Diane Barthel, Sharon Macdonald, Gordon Fyfe · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1997 · 217 citations

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Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift

The Annals of Iowa · 2004 · 178 citations · Full text

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Authors

176

  1. RS
    Robin S. Grenier

    University of Connecticut, United States

    5 publications · 161 citations

    5

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  2. LU
    Lynn Uyen Tran

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 220 citations

    4

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  3. PF
    Paul F. Marty

    Florida State University, United States

    4 publications · 109 citations

    4

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  4. JM
    Joan M. Cherry

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 58 citations

    2

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  5. MM
    Morgan Meyer

    École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, France

    2 publications · 52 citations

    2

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Institutions

98

  1. Museum of Science

    Boston, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    150 citations

  2. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    207 citations

  3. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    181 citations

  4. University of Teacher Education Styria

    Graz, Austria

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    62 citations

  5. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  6. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    43 citations

  7. Edwards Lifesciences (Switzerland)

    Nyon, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    35 citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

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Venues

  1. Museum Management and Curatorship

    20 publications · 936 citations

    15

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  2. Journal of Museum Education

    21 publications · 519 citations

    14

    h-index

  3. Studies in Art Education

    5 publications · 114 citations

    5

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 185 citations

    5

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  5. Museum International

    4 publications · 84 citations

    4

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