| Edition |
2nd rev. and updated edition. |
| Summary |
Economic growth in the Gulf States of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia is happening at extreme speed, with results both familiar and spectacular: ultra-modern cities, major new tourism destinations, and unprecedented global economic engagement through huge sovereign wealth funds investing worldwide. Mirroring this development, the last five years have also witnessed extensive and rapid growth in museum activity, with the regeneration of existing museums, the founding of major new ones, and the creation of international satellites. Reimagining Museums - now in this revised, colour edition - is the first book to examine the emerging - and innovative - globally-significant museum developments taking place in this fascinating and increasingly influential region. Ultimately its contents aim to inspire museum practice both in the region and around the world. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Understandings of place and museum contextualizing history: Bahrain’s innovative approach to museum creation / Alex Aubry -- hybrid heritage and cosmopolitanism in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi / Sarina Wakefield -- Impacts of social change in museum development / Mona Al Ali -- Museums and cultural institutions: how collaborative approaches may help museums reach their communities / Salwa Mikdadi -- Museums in Qatar: creating narratives at a time of global unease / Mariam Ibrahim Al-Mulla -- Social change and the rules of the game: a conversation about museum values in the United Arab Emirates / Marjorie Schwarzer, Leigh Markopoulos and Aisha Deemas -- Communities and audiences -- On uncertain grounds: visitor research and community involvement in a regional museum project in Yemen / Susan Kamel & Christine Gerbich -- Khasab Castle: A Museum for the material culture of the Musandam Peninsula in the Sultanate of Oman / Marcia Dorr -- Six things we didn't know: researching the needs of family audiences in Qatar / John Bull & Shaikha Hamad Al Thani -- Engaging visitors, without an attraction! / Sarah Kneebone -- Exhibiting and educating the relationship between museum architecture, exhibits and audience, using Bait Al Zubair in the Sultanate of Oman as a case study / Sarah White -- developing interactive exhibits across cultures / Claudia Schleyer -- What are we silently saying? non-verbal communication and exhibitions / Pamela Erskine-Loftus -- The adaptation of western museum education practices / Alya Burhaima -- Teaching as learning: UCL Qatar’s Museum Studies Masters Programme in Qatar one year on / Karen Exell and Michelle Dezember -- Students are key! cooperation in Abu Dhabi / Jane Bristol-Rhys -- Professional reciprocity and its opportunities / Sue Underwood and Pamela Erskine-Loftus |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Museum techniques -- Arabian Peninsula.
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Museums -- Arabian Peninsula.
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Museum exhibits -- Arabian Peninsula.
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| Alt Author |
Erskine-Loftus, Pamela.
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| ISBN |
9781910144190 |
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1910144193 |
| Description |
691 pages . : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Content type |
text |
| Media type |
unmediated |
| Carrier type |
volume |
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