Science for the Nation: Perspectives on the History of the Science Museum
Description
An engaging study of a great national institution. Essays explore the changing roles of museums and the perceived public role of a museum of science and technology. Illuminates the ways in which we think about the collecting and display of objects and the often difficult relations between the state, business and industry, and museum funding.
Keywords
SCIENCE MUSEUMSMUSEUMS_GREAT BRITAINVICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
2010Book
Author(s)Peter John Turnbull Morris
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230230095
LanguageEnglish
