Notice catalographique « Understanding use : objects in museums of science and technology »
- Titre
- Understanding use : objects in museums of science and technology
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Smithsonian Institution
- Boon, Tim
- Haines, Elizabeth (Elizabeth V.)
- Dubois, Arnaud
- Straubermann, K. B. (Klaus B.)
- Lieu de publication
- Washington, DC
- Maison d'édition
- Smithsonian Scholarly Press
- Date de publication
- 2024
- Collation
- v, 250 pages : illustrations (colour)
- Série
- Artefacts : studies in the history of science and technology
- Résumé
- [This volume] proposes a way of thinking and of developing practice around four varieties of use of objects in science and technology museums: first, the ways that machines, instruments, and equipment were used in their pre-museum “lives” (which provides the most frequent reason for their acquisition); second, the ways in which research can re-create usage history of obsolete objects; third, the ways that museum staff have employed objects in their “museum lives” as members of collections; and last, the possibility of reconceptualizing museum visitors as users of collections and displays. Thinking of museum objects in these ways—that is, in terms of use—could constitute a coherent approach to museum work that enriches the wider purpose of science and technology museums.
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Industrial museums
- Science museums
- Technology - History - Sources
- Science - History - Sources
- Tools - Collection and preservation
- Museum exhibits
- Technologie - Musées
- Sciences - Technologie - Musées
- Technologie - Histoire - Sources
- Objets exposés
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-944466-72-5 (online)
- 978-1-944466-73-2 (print)
- Lien au document en anglais
- https://smithsonian.figshare.com/articles/book/Understanding_Use_Objects_in_Museums_of_Science_and_Technology_Artefacts_13_/25444927/1
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Online resource = Ressource en ligne
- Localisation
- INTERNET
- Clé
- 20218
- Collection
- Catalogue