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"Just before the dawn of the new millennium, a curator at a New Jersey museum of natural history receives an unusual invitation from a celebrated fashion designer. She shares the curator's fascination with the hidden forms of the animal kingdom -- with camouflage and subterfuge -- and she proposes that they collaborate on an exhibition, the form of which itself remains largely obscure, even as they enter into a strange relationship marked by evasion...
2) Dolls of war
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In 1941, eleven-year-old Macy James lives near the Oregon coast with her father, the director of a small museum. Miss Tokyo, one of fifty-eight exquisite friendship dolls given to America by Japan in 1926, is part of the museum's collection and one of Macy's most treasured connections to her mother, who recently passed away. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, many of Macy s neighbors demand that Miss Tokyo be destroyed. When her brother joins the...
5) Historium
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Explores ancient artifacts from various civilizations throughout the world. Includes photographs of the artifacts and an explanation of where it was found and what it was used for.
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Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. As a last resort, Larry applies for a job as a night shift security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse causes the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life at night.
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"Big Blue Forever is inspired by the true story of how a blue whale skeleton found on a remote beach in PEI was shipped cross country and reassembled for permanent display at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. This unique Canadian adventure story is complemented with intriguing facts about blue whales and their environment, and the fascinating process that museums go through to uncover, prepare, and reassemble skeletons for display and study."--Publisher's...
10) The reckoning
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With Dr. Luke Findley by her side, Lanore McIlvrae has embarked on her new life; now all of London is clamoring to see the Victoria and Albert Museum's "mystery" exhibit--Lanore's collections of rare nineteenth-century treasures, including the last gift given to her by her lost love, Jonathan. But Adair, the Taker, emerges from the shadows of her past to hunt down Lanore and exact revenge for betraying him over one hundred years ago.
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"The CD contains a 6-minute video of the Excellent Judges process--the orientation meeting, the exhibition visit, and the discussion meeting. ... The photographs on the CD are in color and have captions that are based on comments--reactions and feelings--made by a judge as he or she visited the exhibition and wrote notes. On the CD, you can link these comments to related information listed in the Framework."--Page xii.
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This ground-breaking book is the first to provide librarian's, archivists and museum staff with practical guidance to creating and organizing successful exhibitions. Drawing on international museum practice but applicable to any exhibition or display, the book sets out a time-line from the initial idea to the final legacy. Backed up by advice and guidance and with a list of resources for those who need in-depth information such as international laws...
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"This book shows how museums can create holistic, informative, and safe programming about slavery for children and young adults. Museums and historic sites that present a more accurate, inclusive slavery interpretation, draw more diverse visitors and enlighten those who already visit"--