Book reviews
Museums and empire: Natural history, human cultures and colonial identities
Museums and empire: Natural history, human cultures and colonial identities

review by Roy MacLeod

The colonial museum's habits of collection and classification are closely bound with practices of British imperialism. As times have changed, museums have had to evolve over the last 150 years by reforming, refocusing and adapting.

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In principle, in practice: Museums as learning institutions

In principle, in practice: Museums as Learning Institutions

review by Louise Zarmati

Authors of a series of papers presented at the 2004 Institute of Learning Innovation conference explore the nature of museum learning.

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Animals of Tasmania: Wildlife of an incredible island

Animals of Tasmania: Wildlife of an incredible island

review by Kathryn Medlock

An artist and a biologist collaborate in this beautiful book, creating 29 species accounts of Tasmanian animals.

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