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Civilizing the museum
The collected writings of Elaine Heumann Gurian
reviewed by Andrea Witcomb
A compilation of Elaine Heumann Gurian's speeches and writings that offer both an individual's thinking in relation to museum issues and a general record of a period in the history of museums.
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Memory, monuments and museums
The past in the present
Marilyn Lake (ed.)
reviewed by Jim Davidson
This collection of papers from the 2004 Australian Academy of Humanities symposium in Tasmania raises a number of significant issues for the museums sector.
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Thriving in the knowledge age
New business models for museums and other cultural institutions
John Falk and Beverley Sheppard
reviewed by Ruth Rentschler
A meeting of minds between museum experts and business specialists brings together different approaches to the business of museums.