The Museum Book : A Guide to Strange and Wonderful Collections (Hardcover)

from MaryMK

Summary: This book provides the definition and history of museums. "The Museum Book" explores the variety of types of museums and the different collections that can be found in museums. The pages and text are inviting and interesting, allowing a reader with no personal knowledge about museums to ...

from artlibby

Travel the timeline of the museum in this whimsical picture book. Starting with the mythological muses, the text proceeds in short chapters presenting museum goers of all ages the history and present state of the world's museums. The text gives readers just enough information to gain a basic leve...

from abbylibrarian

In solid blocks of text and run-on sentences, Mark explores the history of museums. Although it does contain a plethora of interesting facts, the book seemed poorly organized to me, repeating itself occasionally. The mixed media collage illustrations didn't feel like a great match and on at least...