Life on display : revolutionizing U.S. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century /
Rader, Karen A. 1967-
Life on display : revolutionizing U.S. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century / Karen A. Rader, Victoria E. M. Cain. - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: the mission of display -- "A vision of the future": the new museum idea and display reform, 1890-1915 -- The drama of the diorama, 1910-1935 -- Displays in motion: experimentation and stagnation in exhibition, 1925-1940 -- Diversifying displays, diverging museums: postwar life science education, 1941-1956 -- "An investment in the future of America": competing pedagogies in post-sputnik museums, 1957-1969 -- The exploratorium effect: redefining relevance and interactive display, 1969- 980 -- From diversity to standardization: edutainment and engagement in museums at the end of the century, 1976-2005.
9780226079837
Natural history museums--Exhibitions--History.--United States
Science museums--Exhibitions--History.--United States
Museum exhibits--History.--United States
Museum techniques--History.--United States
Displays in education--History.
Electronic Books.
QH70 / .L544 2014
Life on display : revolutionizing U.S. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century / Karen A. Rader, Victoria E. M. Cain. - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: the mission of display -- "A vision of the future": the new museum idea and display reform, 1890-1915 -- The drama of the diorama, 1910-1935 -- Displays in motion: experimentation and stagnation in exhibition, 1925-1940 -- Diversifying displays, diverging museums: postwar life science education, 1941-1956 -- "An investment in the future of America": competing pedagogies in post-sputnik museums, 1957-1969 -- The exploratorium effect: redefining relevance and interactive display, 1969- 980 -- From diversity to standardization: edutainment and engagement in museums at the end of the century, 1976-2005.
9780226079837
Natural history museums--Exhibitions--History.--United States
Science museums--Exhibitions--History.--United States
Museum exhibits--History.--United States
Museum techniques--History.--United States
Displays in education--History.
Electronic Books.
QH70 / .L544 2014