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Museum Education
Reading List
Museum Education Reading List provided by the Victoria and Albert Museum
Allen, D. A. 'Museums and Education.' Museums in Modern Life: Seven Papers Read Before the Royal Society of the Arts in March, April and May 1949, 86-106. London: RSA, 1949. NAL pressmark: 22.N.17
American Association of Museums. Excellence and...
Museum Education
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Public History Courses
Continuing Professional Development
What is Public History?
Public History is about understanding how the past has affected, and is used by, the present. It brings history to life and helps us understand the relationship between the past and the public at present. Public History can involve history in the community, and a Public...
Public History Courses
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Museum & Gallery Courses
Continuing Professional Development
Museum & Gallery Courses
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Heritage, Museum and Gallery Education
Reading List
Heritage, Museum and Gallery Education reading list provided by Newcastle University
Essential Reading
Anderson, David, A common wealth : museums and learning in the United KingdomDepartment of National Heritage, 1997
Cracknell, S. & Corbishley, M., Presenting Archaeology to Young PeopleCouncil for British Archaeology, 1986.
Henson, Donald, Archaeology in the English national...
Heritage, Museum and Gallery Education
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Museum Studies: A Critical Perspective
Handbook
If you are interested in Museum Studies you should have a look at the UCL Handbook below which gives details and a reading list from their course: The Museum: Critical Perspectives.
Short description
This course aims to provide an introduction to the history and theory of museums. It does so...
Museum Studies: A Critical Perspective
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Research Methods in Heritage, Museums & Galleries
Reading List
Reading List for those interested in research methods in heritage, museums and galleries from Newcastle University...
Essential Reading
Dicks, Bella, From Mine to Museum: The Evolution of Heritage in the Rhondda in Heritage, place, and community by Dicks, Bella University of Wales Press, 2000
Dicks, Bella, Heritage and Local Memory in...
Research Methods in Heritage, Museums & Galleries
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Museum and Gallery CPD
Continuing Professional Development
For advice and information about working in the Museum sector, take a look at the following information from the Museums Association website.
The Museums Association is the leading voice for the museum sector. Their mission is to enhance the value of museums to society by sharing knowledge, developing skills, inspiring innovation...
Museum and Gallery CPD
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Volunteering in Museums & Galleries
Briefing Pack
The Museums Association has written a short guide to volunteering with museums.
Tips on volunteering
Don't limit your efforts to national and large regional museums and galleries. They are probably overwhelmed with requests for voluntary work
Apply to smaller local museums. You are likely to get a broader range of...
Volunteering in Museums & Galleries
