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Languages : en
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Special publication of Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Author: Special Publication
Author: Special Publication
Author: Clarence J. MacCoySpecial Publication - Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Author: Stephen L. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Annals of the Carnegie Museum
Author: Carnegie MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Insect Conservation Biology (Conservation Biology, No 2)
Author: Michael J. SamwaysPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780412454400
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The realms of conservationists and entomologists are brought together.
Palace of Culture
Author: Robert J. GangewerePublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822979691
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Andrew Carnegie is remembered as one of the world's great philanthropists. As a boy, he witnessed the benevolence of a businessman who lent his personal book collection to laborer's apprentices. That early experience inspired Carnegie to create the "Free to the People" Carnegie Library in 1895 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1896, he founded the Carnegie Institute, which included a music hall, art museum, and science museum. Carnegie deeply believed that education and culture could lift up the common man and should not be the sole province of the wealthy. Today, his Pittsburgh cultural institution encompasses a library, music hall, natural history museum, art museum, science center, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the Carnegie International art exhibition. In Palace of Culture, Robert J. Gangewere presents the first history of a cultural conglomeration that has served millions of people since its inception and inspired the likes of August Wilson, Andy Warhol, and David McCullough. In this fascinating account, Gangewere details the political turmoil, budgetary constraints, and cultural tides that have influenced the caretakers and the collections along the way. He profiles the many benefactors, trustees, directors, and administrators who have stewarded the collections through the years. Gangewere provides individual histories of the library, music hall, museums, and science center, and describes the importance of each as an educational and research facility. Moreover, Palace of Culture documents the importance of cultural institutions to the citizens of large metropolitan areas. The Carnegie Library and Institute have inspired the creation of similar organizations in the United States and serve as models for museum systems throughout the world.
Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Author: The Future of Natural History Museums
Author: Eric DorfmanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315531879
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Natural history museums are changing, both because of their own internal development and in response to changes in context. Historically, the aim of collecting from nature was to develop encyclopedic assemblages to satisfy human curiosity and build a basis for taxonomic information. Today, with global biodiversity in rapid decline, there are new reasons to build and maintain collections, while audiences are more diverse, numerous, and technically savvy. Institutions must learn to embrace new technology while retaining the authenticity of their stories and the value placed on their objects. The Future of Natural History Museums begins to develop a cohesive discourse that balances the disparate issues that our institutions will face over the next decades. It disassembles the topic into various key elements and, through commentary and synthesis, explores a cohesive picture of the trajectory of the natural history museum sector. This book contributes to the study of collections, teaching and learning, ethics, and running non-profit businesses and will be of interest to museum and heritage professionals and academics and senior students in Biological Sciences and Museum Studies.