Natural history dioramas : traditional exhibits for current educational themes : socio-cultural aspects /: traditional exhibits for current educational themes : socio-cultural aspects. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Annette Scheersoi, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, editors.
• Editors: Scheersoi, Annette; Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Natural History Dioramas and Socio-cultural Aspects; References; Part I: Reaching Different Types of Audiences Through Dioramas; Chapter 2: Leisure Visitor's Responses to Natural History Dioramas; 2.1 Reflections; 2.2 The Natural History Museum and its Visitors; 2.3 Visitors' Agenda; 2.4 The Galleries of the Powell-Cotton Museum; 2.5 Methodology; 2.6 Results; 2.7 Discussion; References; Chapter 3: Learning to Teach Newcomer Students Using Dioramas of North America. 3.1 Introduction and Framework for Course on Learning to Teach in Museums3.2 "The Story": A Qualitative Narrative of Observations and Conversations; 3.3 Focus Group to Identify Themes from the Conversations; 3.4 End of Semester Teacher Projects; 3.5 Newcomer Students: A School Profile; 3.6 Conclusion; 3.7 Remembering Roberta Altman (1947-2017); References; Chapter 4: Window to Nature: MuseobilBOX-Dioramas in the Museum Koenig; 4.1 An Investment for the Future; 4.2 Out of Sight, Out of Mind?; 4.3 The MuseobilBOX; 4.3.1 Getting Started; 4.3.2 Exploring the Museum. 4.3.3 The Scientific Collection4.3.4 Dioramas; 4.3.5 A Taxidermist's Work; 4.3.6 The Museum's History: Alexander Koenig; 4.3.7 Being Creative; 4.4 The MuseobilBOX-Exhibition; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Rethinking Natural History Dioramas: Bundling the Needs of Neuro-Diverse and Neuro-Typical Visitors; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Case Study: Summative Evaluation of "Fossil Mysteries" Employing ADHD/Dyslexic Reviewers; 5.3 What Worked Best: The Dioramas; 5.4 Exploring Why Dioramas Worked Best; 5.5 Critical Thresholds: When Is It Too Much or Not Enough?; 5.6 The Take-Aways; References. Chapter 6: The Digital Diorama Project: A New Way of Exploring Dioramas from Outside of the Museum Setting6.1 Museum Dioramas; 6.2 Non-formal Education; 6.3 Connecting Museums with Citizens; 6.4 The Digital Diorama Project; 6.5 Digital Diorama Website; 6.6 Description of a Crossover Topic; 6.7 Our Aims; 6.8 Digital Diorama Methodological Issues; 6.9 Promoting Knowledge of Cultural Heritage; 6.10 Evaluation and Distribution; 6.11 Conclusion; References; Part II: Problematic Aspects of Dioramas; Chapter 7: Life, Living and Lifelessness in Taxidermy; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Beyond Mute Skins. 7.3 In What Ways Are Visitors Affected by Encountering Something "At Once Lifelike Yet Dead"?7.4 How Display Influences Perception; 7.4.1 Case Study 1: Comparing Taxidermy Display Settings in Birmingham Museums; 7.4.2 Case Study 2: Human and Child Skeleton Horniman Museum, London, UK; 7.4.3 Case Study 3: Dead Dog Heads Horniman Museum, London, UK; 7.4.4 Case Study 4: Increasing Staff and Visitor Engagement with Taxidermy at Thinktank Science Museum; 7.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Cultural Conflict: The Stories Dioramas Tell and Don't Tell; 8.1 Introduction.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 751.74; Diorama -- Exhibitions; Diorama -- History; Museum exhibits -- History -- Exhibitions; Natural history museums -- Exhibitions; Natural history -- Social aspects -- Exhibitions; ART -- Techniques -- General; Diorama; Museum exhibits; Natural history museums; Electronic books; Exhibition catalogs; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030002084
• Related ISBNs: 303000208X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 01, 2019).
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