Heritage, Museums and Galleries: An Introductory Reader

"This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues that have faced heritage, museums and galleries in recent years. It presents a clear overview of the heritage sector and encourages a blurring of the artificial boundaries between heritage, museum and gallery studies." "Comprising twenty-eight thought-provoking articles, Heritage, Museums and Galleries introduces and discusses a range of important topics in detail. The book provides a starting point for those coming to the study of museums and galleries for the first time, and brings the reader the very best of modern scholarship from the heritage community."--BOOK JACKET.