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A behind the scenes tour through the world s greatest natural history museums revealing how their hidden secrets can help us in the fight against climate change Zoologist Jack Ashby spends his life working in Britain s natural history museums and in Nature s Memory he guides us through a series of extraordinary collections from marvellous mounted whale skeletons and impossibly tiny insect cabinets to buried treasures in vast museum storehouses But look more closely at these displays all is not as it seems While most exhibits succeed in communicating feelings of wonder and awe a vital function when less people than ever before have access to the outdoors Ashby argues that the version of nature natural history museums present does not always reflect reality with specimens revealing more about the biases of curators than they do about the species they represent Likewise the ways in which museums have traditionally told the story of their own histories has disproportionately elevated the contributions of certain kinds of people whilst diminishing the work of others often ignoring their complex colonial heritage altogether But Ashby contends that these issues are precisely why it s such an exciting time to be a natural historian for while society shapes

Las obras maestras, la historia, los secretos de los grandes museos en una colección nueva y original, para vivir la emoción de una visita guiada virtual a través de las obras de arte de todas las épocas. Las creaciones mas valoradas y las maravillas ocultas presentadas de forma espectacular e ilustradas por textos rigurosos y comprensibles, con una presentacion editorial accesible a todo el mundo. Una gozosa invitacion a la visita completa de las colecciones, con la historia del museo, su transformacion a lo largo del tiempo, la articulacion actual de los edificios y las secciones, las obras principales representadas en detalle para descubrir las creaciones que han marcado la historia y la cultura. La National Gallery es un punto de referencia indiscutible para el conocimiento de la historia del arte, especialmente de la pintura italiana de los siglos XIV al XVI, de los primitivos flamencos y de la escuela holandesa del XVI. Este libro contiene la historia del museo y sus principales obras, comentadas una a una mediante un texto enormemente didactico. Entre ellas figuran Los esposos Arnolfini de Van Eyck, La Venus ante el espejo de Velazquez... Con 150 espectaculares ilustraciones, tanto de vistas generales como de detalles, y plano completo del museo.

Directori dels museus i col·leccions de Catalunya obertes al públic, ordenat alfabèticament per poblacions. Cadascuna de les fitxes corresponents conté la informació bàsica: adreça, telèfon, fax, web

Un nombre elevat de persones, prop de 250, varen poder debatre a les Jornades"Museus avui. Els nous museus de societat", que varen tenir lloc a lAula Magna de la Facultat de Geografia i Historia de la Universitat de Barcelona els dies 11 i 12 de febrer de 2010, sobre la situacio general dels museus de societat i tambe sobre la proposta del museu nacional dhistoria, arqueologia i etnologia de Catalunya. Amb la voluntat de possibilitar una major difusio dels continguts daquestes jornades, es publica aquest llibre on es reuneixen els textos relacionats amb les comunicacions presentades. El conjunt dels textos ens mostren una excel·lent reflexio sobre levolucio i reptes de tots aquests museus i ens ofereixen pistes que poden ser tingudes en compte en el cas de Catalunya. \n

The last two decades have seen concerns for equality, diversity, social justice and human rights move from the margins of museum thinking and practice, to the core. The arguments both moral and pragmatic for engaging diverse audiences, creating the conditions for more equitable access to museum resources, and opening up opportunities for participation, now enjoy considerable consensus in many parts of the world. A growing number of institutions are concerned to construct new narratives that represent a plurality of lived experiences, histories and identities which aim to nurture support for more progressive, ethically-informed ways of seeing and to actively inform contemporary public debates on often contested rights-related issues. At the same time it would be misleading to suggest an even and uncontested transition from the museum as an organisation that has been widely understood to marginalise, exclude and oppress to one which is wholly inclusive. Moreover, there are signs that momentum towards making museums more inclusive and equitable is slowing down or, in some contexts, reversing.

This book explores the histories and functions of museums while also looking at the current standing of museums and their ongoing efforts toward relevance, resiliency, and future-proofing. Section I examines the beginnings of museums with chapters dedicated to art and design museums; natural history and anthropological museums; science museums; museums focused history and the past; and gardens, zoos, and childrens museums. Emphasis is on museums in the United States, with some historical framing beyond the U.S. Section II explores the primary functions of museums, including conservation, exhibition, interpretation, engagement, and service. Section III examines museums from within by exploring critical issues and contemporary movements facing museums and our society: transparency and openness, labor and equity, belonging and coalition-building, risk-taking and risk aversion, and sustainability and empathy. Advocating for change rather than death to museums, Museums in Motion demonstrates the very premise that museums have been in motion all along, as they have shifted from their rather simple form of a treasury, storehouse, and tomb to something much more complex by deeply considering where museums have come from, where they are today, and where they are going.

Museums everywhere have the potential to serve as agents of changebringing people together, contributing to local communities, and changing peoples lives. So how can we, as individuals, radically expand the work of museums to live up to this potential? How can we more fiercely recognize the meaningful work that museums are doing to enact change around the relevant issues in our communities? How can we work together to build a stronger culture of equity and care within museums? Questions like these are increasingly vital for all museum professionals to consider, no matter what your role is within your institution. They are also important questions for all of us to be thinking about more deeply as citizens and community members. This book is about the work we need to do to become changemakers and demand that that our museums take action toward positive social change and bring people together into a more just, equitable, compassionate, and connected society. It is a journey toward tapping the energies within all of us to make change happen and proactively shape a new future.