Life on display : revolutionizing U.S. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century / Karen A. Rader, Victoria E. M. Cain.

By:

Rader, Karen A. (Karen Ann), 1967- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Cain, Victoria E. M, 1974- []

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780226079837

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

QH70 .L544 2014

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Contents:

"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.

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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.

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