Book reviews
Museums and empire: Natural history, human cultures and colonial identities
review by Roy MacLeod
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
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.
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.