Natural history dioramas : history, construction and educational role /: history, construction and educational role. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, Annette Scheersoi, editors.
• Editors: Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale; Scheersoi, Annette
• Contents: Introduction, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, London (UK) & Annette Scheersoi, Bonn (D).- I. History and Features of Natural History Dioramas.- I.1 History of Dioramas, Claudia Kamcke, Braunschweig, & Rainer Hutterer, Bonn (D).- I.2 Dioramas as historical documents, Rainer Hutterer, Bonn (D).- I.3 A window on the world – wildlife dioramas, Pat Morris, Ascot (US).- I.4 Dioramas as constructs of reality: Art, photography, and the discursive space, Geraldine Howie (UK).- I.5 James Perry Wilson: Shifting paradigms of natural history diorama painting, Michael Anderson, Yale (US).- II. Resurrecting and Modern Dioramas.- II.1 Dioramas in Natural History Museum – Tools for nature conservation, John Borg, Mdina (MT).- II.2 Using technology to deepen and extend visitor's interaction with dioramas, Mark Loveland, Barbara Buckley & Edys Quellmalz, WestEd (US).- II.3 Displaying Ecological Landscapes by Dioramas - an example provided by Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Ximin Kang, Zhejiang (CHN).- II.4 Conservative restoration and reconstruction of historical Natural History Dioramas, Mareike Munsch, Hartmut Schmiese, Aleksandra Angelov, Gunnar Riedel & Jörn Köhler, Darmstadt (D).- III. Learning at dioramas.- III.1 Dioramas as important tools in biological education, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe & Annette Scheersoi.- III.2 Catching the visitor's interest, Annette Scheersoi.- III. 3 Naming and narratives at dioramas, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe.- III.4 The evolution of the narrative at natural history dioramas, Alix Cotumaggio, New York (US).- III.5 Imaginary places: Museum visitor perceptions of habitat dioramas, Phaedra Livingstone, Oregon (US).- III.6 Habitat dioramas and sense of place: Factors linked to visitors' feelings about the natural places portrayed in dioramas, Cecilia Garibay & Eric D. Gyllenhaal, Chicago (US).- III.7 The Human connection: Enactors and the facilitated diorama experience, Kathleen Tinworth, Denver (US).- III.8 Storytelling and performance in diorama galleries, Keith Dunmall, Birchington on Sea (UK).- III.9 The diorama as a means for biodiversity education, Martha Marandino, Sao Paolo (Brazil), Marianne Achiam, Copenhagen (DK) & Adriano Oliveira, Sao Paolo (Brazil).- III.10 Interpreting through drawings, Edward Mifsud, Malta (MT).- Conclusion, Michael Reiss, London (UK).
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 508.074; Education; Diorama; Natural history museums -- Exhibitions; Natural history museums -- Educational aspects; Museum techniques; Natural history -- Social aspects; Nature conservation -- Social aspects; Biodiversity conservation -- Social aspects; Science_xStudy and teaching; History; NATURE -- Essays; NATURE -- Reference; TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism; Biodiversity conservation -- Social aspects; Diorama; Museum techniques; Natural history museums; Natural history museums -- Educational aspects; Nature conservation -- Social aspects; Philosophy -- Reference; Science -- History; Philosophy; History of science; Science -- Study & Teaching; Teaching of a specific subject; Electronic books; Exhibition catalogs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789401794961; 9401794960
• Related ISBNs: 9789401794954
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.