Best of
Museums

1996

Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach


Beverly Serrell - 1996
    One of the museum field s leading consultants and label writers, Serrell has expanded upon her earlier book, Making Exhibit Labels, which has been a standard in the field since its initial publication. Exhibit Labels provides ample information on the art of label writing for diverse audiences, and explores the theoretical and interpretive considerations of placing labels within an exhibition. An examination of the impact of technological advances on the label-making process is also included. Exhibit Labels is a vital reference tool for all museum professionals. New up-to-date second edition available April 2015: Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach, Second Edition https: //rowman.com/ISBN/9781442249035"

A Child's Book of Play in Art


Lucy Micklethwait - 1996
    Lucy Micklethwait's gentle probing brings each work alive for young children, making early word learning fun and creative.

Treasures of the National Gallery, London


Neil MacGregor - 1996
    Among the works represented in this colorful and compact survey of the Gallery's collection are masterpieces by Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, and Paul Cézanne, as well as some lesser-known delights. Located on Trafalgar Square, in the heart of London, the original Wilkins Building has recently been extended by the handsome new Sainsbury Wing, which contains some of the world's greatest paintings.

Thinking about Exhibitions


Reesa Greenberg - 1996
    It addresses the contradictions posed by museum and gallery sited exhibitions, as well as investigating the challenge of staging art presentations, displays or performances, in settings outside of traditional museum or gallery locales.

Treasures of the National Museum of the American Indian: Smithsonian Institute


Clara Sue Kidwell - 1996
    The museum’s collections span more than 10,000 years and—as this lavishly illustrated miniature volume demonstrates—include a multitude of fascinating objects, from ancient clay figurines to contemporary Indian paintings, from all over the Americas.

Isn't S/He a Doll: Play and Ritual in African Sculpture


Elisabeth Lynn Cameron - 1996