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Museum Design

A guide to case studies, books, and websites on museum design recommended by the DI Library

History and Theory

Museum Buildings: Construction and Design Manual (ebook) by Christian Schittich (Editor)
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Museum Architecture: A New Biography (ebook) by Suzanne MacLeod
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The Museum Is Open: Towards a Transnational History of Museums 1750-1940 (ebook) by Andrea Meyer (Editor); Benedicte Savoy (Editor)
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Intangible Heritage and the Museum: New Perspectives on Cultural Preservation (ebook) by Marilena Alivizatou
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Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge (ebook) by Eileen Hooper Greenhill
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The Return of Curiosity: What Museums Are Good for in the 21st Century (ebook) by Nicholas Thomas
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Museums in the Digital Age: Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture (ebook) by Susana Smith Bautista
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Heritage, Museums and Galleries: An Introductory Reader (ebook) by Gerard Corsane (Editor)
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Historical Precedents

For newer projects, see the Case Studies page.

Farm House: College Farm to University Museum (ebook) by Mary E. Atherly
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The India Museum Revisited (ebook) by Arthur MacGregor
Provides a full examination of the museum's founding manifesto and evolving ambitions. Full text available for free from the publisher (open access).
Nature and Culture: Objects, Disciplines and the Manchester Museum (ebook) by Samuel J. M. M. Alberti
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The New Rijksmuseum: Cruz y Ortiz Architects by Jaap Huisman
Call Number: NA 6696 .N48 H85 2013

Restoration and renovation completed in 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by architects Cruz y Ortiz.
Palace of Culture: Andrew Carnegie's Museums and Library in Pittsburgh (ebook) by Robert J. Gangewere
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Red and Gold: A Tale of Two Apartheid Museums | Places Journal

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