New Book from MuseumsEtc - Advancing Engagement
This is the third volume in the much-praised Handbook for Academic Museums series. Its theme is that of engaging, involving and enriching the widest possible range of audiences in the rewarding process of object-based learning.
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A 400-page book, with over 50 colour illustrations, Advancing Engagement is written by leading professionals at some of the world's leading museums:
Foreword: Imagining the College Museum of 2050
John R Stomberg, Florence Finch Abbott Director, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Introduction
Stefanie S Jandl and Mark S Gold (Editors)
1. Campus Engagement
Transfer: Learning in and Through the Academic Museum
Liliana Milkova, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College; and Steven S Volk, Center for Teaching Innovation and Excellence, Oberlin College
Thinking with Objects: The Ashmolean Museum´s University Engagement Programme
Giovanna Vitelli, Ashmolean Museum
Connecting Collections: Engaging Students Across the Curriculum at the University of Reading
Rhianedd Smith, Museum Studies, University of Reading
A Collection Behaving Badly: Williams Art Loan for Living Spaces
Sonnet Coggins and Diane Hart, Williams College Museum of Art
2. Growth and Change
Embracing Tradition while Forging an Innovative Path: The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College
Tracy L Adler and Susanna White, Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College
Bringing University Museums Together: Cross-disciplinary Working in Cambridge
Liz Hide, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Randolph College: A Sequel, A New Relationship and More Controversy
Peter Dean, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and Bradley W Bateman, President, Randolph College
Contemporary Curating within a Heritage Context
Jenny Brownrigg, Glasgow School of Art
Moving with the Times: Changing Roles for Curatorial Staff at the Manchester Museum
Manchester Museum Collections Team
3. Beyond Campus
Look Again… Young People at the Courtauld Gallery
Henrietta Hine, Courtauld Gallery, London
Educational Outreach with Young Offenders: Create and Curate
Sarah Bromage, Stirling Art Collection, University of Stirling
Engaging with the Hard to Reach: From Town to Gown
Wendy Goodridge and Syd Howells, Egypt Centre, Swansea University
Using Animation for Successful Engagement, Promotion and Learning
Amy Smith, Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, University of Reading and Sonya Nevin, University of Roehampton, London
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