The role of museums in enhancing well-being and improving health through social intervention is one of the foremost topics of importance in the museums sector today. With an aging population and emerging policies on the social responsibilities of museums, the sector is facing an unprecedented challenge in how to develop services to meet the needs of its communities in a more holistic and inclusive way. This book sets the scene for the future of museums where the health and well-being of co...

2012 Edition. This sleek guide to the City of Light and beyond will help you locate landmarks, arts and entertainment venues, restaurants, cafés, hotels, chic shops, and after-dark stops, with extra coverage of Top Picks attractions. Numbered entries in the text are keyed to area maps in each chapter. ''Top Picks'' direct you to not-to-be-missed attractions. Spot illustrations throughout liven the text. 10 easy-to-use maps. Author Vesna Neskow lived in Europe for 13 years. She speaks six l...

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years.Panama has become Central America's hottest destination. Looking beyond the country's famous, century-old canal, an increasing number of travelers are discovering Panama's vast jungles, remote islands, and rain forests filled with exotic birds. Panama City is the exciting, rapidly developing, hub--a vibrant metropolis with a colonial heart and excellent dining, lodging,...

In "How to See the British Museum in Four Visits," Blanchard Jerrold captivates readers with a meticulously crafted guide that artfully blends observation, history, and anecdotal narrative. Through a series of structured visits, Jerrold adeptly navigates the vast collections of the British Museum, illuminating treasures from ancient civilizations to modern artifacts. His ability to synthesize complex historical contexts with engaging prose makes this work not just a guidebook but a literar...

"We live in a museum age," writes Steven Conn in Do Museums Still Need Objects? And indeed, at the turn of the twenty-first century, more people are visiting museums than ever before. There are now over 17,500 accredited museums in the United States, averaging approximately 865 million visits a year, more than two million visits a day. New museums have proliferated across the cultural landscape even as older ones have undergone transformational additions: from the Museum of Modern...

A step-by-step guide to every aspect of putting on an art exhibition, with tips from a range of influential curators.The Curator’s Handbook is the essential handbook for curators and curatorial students, mapping every stage of the process of putting on an exhibition, no matter how traditional the venue, from initial idea to final installation.An introduction explores curatorial work from its origins in the seventeenth century onward and outlines th...

An ?intriguing? oral portrait of the people behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Entertainment Weekly)Using more than fifty interviews, award-winning writer Danny Danziger creates a fascinating mosaic of the people behind New York?s magnificent Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the aristocratic, acerbic director of the museum, Philippe de Montebello, to the curators who have a deep knowledge and passionate appreciation of their collections, from the secur...

Your kids will love this fun and informative guide to one of the world's great cities. London's two thousand-year history means it is packed full of amazing sights, sounds and tastes. You can see antiquities from around the world at the British Museum, visit the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London, or see a play at Shakespeare's Globe. There are beautiful gardens, huge public squares, and incredible works of art at your fingertips during a London vacation. Visit Big Be...

Ljubljana is the stylish capital of Slovenia and is a lovely city break destination. Relax on the side of the Ljubljanica River where there are many bars and restaurants from which you can admire the scenery and architecture of this compact city. The name Ljubljana means “beloved“ and many visitors will surely agree.   Table of Contents: Ljubljana - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Slovenian Museum of Natural...

Marmaris, a popular port town and tourist destination, lies on the Mediterranean coast in a scenic location between two mountain ranges. The town is located in Muğla province in southwest Turkey on the Turkish Riviera. Marmaris’ population rises to over 350,000 during the tourist season with the influx of tourists from northern Europe and elsewhere.   TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Welcome to Marmaris - Culture - Map - Location & Orientation - Climate & When To Visit - Sight...

Marseille is the second most populous city in France and has the largest port on the Mediterranean. Located close to the tourist resorts of the French Riviera, Marseille is the economic centre of the Provence/Alps/Côte d'Azur region. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introducing Marseille - Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Unité d'Habitation - La Place Castellane - Calanque de Morgiou - Le Cours Julien - Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology (...

What is the relationship between creativity, cultural heritage institutions and copyright? Who owns culture and cultural heritage? The digital age has expanded the horizon of creative possibilities for artists and cultural institutions - what is the impact on legal regimes that were constructed for an analogue world? What are the tensions between the safeguarding of cultural heritage and the dissemination of knowledge about culture? Inspired by a three year research project involving leadi...