Author(s): Barry Lord (Editor); Barry Crean (Contribution by); Colin Dawes (Contribution by); Barbara Soren (Contribution by); Hugh A. D. Spencer (Contribution by); Susan Dunlop (Contribution by); David Erskine (Contribution by); Kevin Gosling (Contribution by); Duncan Grewcock (Contribution by); Tillmann Hahn (Contribution by); Chuck Sutyla (Contribution by); Gail Dexter Lord (Editor); Gary Vikan (Contribution by); Fred Wartna (Contribution by); Kristin Johnson (Contribution by); Brad King (Contribution by); Heather Maximea (Contribution by); Margaret May (Contribution by); Yves Mayrand (Contribution by); Hooley McLaughlin (Contribution by); John Millard (Contribution by); Martha Morris (Contribution by); Martha Black (Contribution by); John Nicks (Contribution by); Peter Osborne (Contribution by); Anne Pennington (Contribution by); William Phippen (Contribution by); Maria Piacente (Contribution by); Scott Sayre (Contribution by); Robert Scott (Contribution by); Kate Sellers (Contribution by); Kevan Shaw (Contribution by); David B. Whitehouse (Contribution by); Patrick Blandin (Contribution by); Patterson Williams (Contribution by); Michael Wilson (Contribution by); Erich Zuern (Contribution by); Marie-Claire Van der Donckt (Contribution by); Robert Bloomfield (Contribution by); Ralph Appelbaum (Contribution by); Elizabeth Broun (Contribution by); Kathleen Brown (Contribution by); Stephen L. Cox (Contribution by)

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The Manual of Museum Exhibitions is a practical, hands-on, comprehensive guide to the entire process of planning, designing, producing, and evaluating exhibitions for museums of all kinds. Conceived, organized, and edited by Gail and Barry Lord, this invaluable book includes contributions by masters of each step in the complex art of museum exhibition-making. Subjects range from traditional displays of art, artifacts, and specimens from the permanent collection to the latest developments in virtual reality, online exhibitions, simulators, and big-screen reality. An exciting array of stimulating case studies featuring outstanding museum exhibitions from both sides of the Atlantic makes this manual all the more valuable to practitioners and students of the museum profession, architects, designers and the many specialized contractors involved in 21st-century exhibitions. The book is also useful and interesting reading for museum Trustees and Board members, volunteers, and all others who understand and enjoy the educational value of today's museum exhibitions. The Manual of Museum Exhibitions is particularly remarkable for its comprehensive scope, including evaluation processes, exhibition gallery requirements, and practical methods for each step in the planning, design, production, and project management of exhibitions. The final chapter surveys contemporary developments and presents a particularly impressive group of case studies that suggest possible directions for museum exhibition development in the new millennium. The Manual of Museum Exhibitions is a practical, hands-on, comprehensive guide to the entire process of planning, designing, producing, and evaluating exhibitions for museums of all kinds. Conceived, organized, and edited by Gail and Barry Lord, this invaluable book includes contributions by masters of each step in the complex art of museum exhibition-making. Subjects range from traditional displays of art, artifacts, and specimens from the permanent collection to the latest