Museums of the World 2012

Museums of the World covers in its 19th edition about 55,000 museums in 202 countries, listed hierarchically by country and place, and within places, alphabetically by name. A separate chapter records ca. 500 museum organizations in 132 countries with addresses. A typical entry contains the following details: name of the museum, address, telephone number, fax, eMail address and URL, museum type, year of foundation, name of the director and museum staff, special collections and equipment, number of the entry. Four indexes provide access by museum name, by academic staff of museum, by distinguished personalities, and by subject. The eBookPLUS format comprises the content and search criteria of the printed edition and its indices, facilitating complex searches.