Museum Studies is an academic discipline that examines the theoretical foundations, historical development, operational structures, and cultural functions of museums as institutions for the acquisition, preservation, and interpretation of material culture.
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Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
The American Naturalist · 1883 · 3.6K citations
Actor Network Theory and After
David E. Stark, John Law, John Hassard · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2001 · 3.3K citations
E. N. Anderson · Journal of California Anthropology, The · 1977 · 2.6K citations
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University College London
London, United Kingdom
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King's College London
London, United Kingdom
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington, United States
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University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Museum of Science
Boston, United States
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University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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British Museum
London, United Kingdom
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University of Leicester
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 331 publications · 22.6K citations
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- Curator The Museum Journal
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- Museum Management and Curatorship
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- International Journal of Heritage Studies
IJHS · 122 publications · 4.9K citations
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See also Museum Studies | |
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Core Methods | Museum Studies Collections Management Preventive Conservation Digital Conservation Metadata Standards Digital Exhibition Technologies |
Institutional Roles | Community Engagement Museum Education Informal Learning Co-production Cultural Heritage Preservation Nonformal Education Cultural Mediation Digital Museology |
Ethical Issues | Museum Decolonization Restitution Of Cultural Heritage Repatriation Management Provenance Research Authorized Heritage Discourse Human Remains Repatriation Cultural Sensitivity Appropriation Of Popular Culture |
Theoretical Frameworks | Cultural Studies New Museology Participatory Exhibition Making |
Historical Development | |