Download or read book Making Histories in Transport Museums written by Colin Divall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first in 30 years to take transport museums seriously as vehicles for the making of public histories. Drawing upon many years' experience of visiting and working in transport museums around the world, the authors argue that the sector's historical roots are more complex than is usually thought. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective but firmly rooted in the practice of making public histories, this book brings the study of transport museums firmly into the mainstream of academic and professional debate.
Download or read book Making Histories in Transport Museums written by Colin Divall and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2001-12-20 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first in 30 years to take transport museums seriously as vehicles for the making of public histories. Drawing upon many years' experience of visiting and working in transport museums around the world, the authors argue that the sector's historical roots are more complex than is usually thought. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective but firmly rooted in the practice of making public histories, this book brings the study of transport museums firmly into the mainstream of academic and professional debate.>
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Download or read book Museums Journal written by Elijah Howarth and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Indexes to papers read before the Museums Association, 1890-1909. Comp. by Charles Madeley": v. 9, p. 427-452.
Download or read book Tackling Transport written by Helmuth Trischler and published by NMSI Trading Ltd. This book was released on 2003 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book historians from museums and academia examine transport artefacts and the systems of mobility in which they are embedded. Large artefacts -- such as the Stephensons' Rocket locomotive, a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a Ford Model T -- are impressive manifestations of engineering ingenuity. They help museum visitors understand the design and use of the technologies that move people and goods. But they are also historical icons, so different audiences -- be they professional historians of technology or casual visitors -- will interpret them in different ways. In a transport exhibition individual artefacts can dominate a visitor's attention, overwhelming the themes expressed by other material. The power of such an artefact helps to attract interest, but at the same time endangers its incorporation into a larger system. Curators have to find ways to demonstrate the systemic nature of transport by integrating these objects with others: the smaller component artefacts, such as electrochemical batteries, pneumatic tyres and dashboards; and the social artefacts, such as drivers, consumers, rules and institutions. The authors consider a variety of transport artefacts, from pioneering steam locomotives and early automobile interiors, to jet engines and the automatically guided cars of the future. Those with curatorial responsibilities also reflect on how theoretical notions about transport can be expressed in the practical context of a museum, and how a reappraisal of visitors' responses to transport artefacts is leading to new ways of showcasing the history of mobility.
Download or read book Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society written by Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Society's proceedings and list of members.
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Download or read book The Impact of the Railway on Society in Britain written by Jack Simmons and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays that comprise this festschrift reflect the belief held by Jack Simmons that Britain's railways affected all aspects of civilised life from engineering and travel to the visual impact the railways had on the whole environment.
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Download or read book Making City Histories in Museums written by Gaynor Kavanagh and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1998 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Museums are city phenomenon, one element within a suite of cultural institutions which most major urban centres support. However, museums now have a very different agenda from the time of their establishment in the nineteenth century. While the majority of cities have museums dedicated to exploring the city itself, the approach and range of interests vary enormously. What these museums have in common is a commitment to construct or propose an appropriate image of the city which can be engaged with by a broad spectrum of people. The contributors consider the making of city histories from very different perspectives and within a number of theoretical frameworks. They use case studies and comparisons of practice. In particular, good practice is highlighted and potential ways forward explored.
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