Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 022619275X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Unexpected Treat" according to P. Anderson. I enjoy travel and museums around the world. I picked this book up recognizing the authors name from the Chicago Field Museum and half expected a dry but educational read about both of these interests. I quickly realized how much more it was. I was drawn from the start into the interesting and, dare I say it, exciti. Schmidt recorded in great detail the effects of the bite that soon led With this book, Lance Grande accomplishes a difficult but vital service: he presents science in an accessible way that will be thoroughly engaging to a wide audience. He focuses on people and through their fascinating stories he shares his passion (and theirs) for exploring the mysteries of nature. Just one of many . Remarkable As other reviewers have noted, this book is genuinely engaging and easy to read: It is chock full of engaging stories and richly interwoven with the author's personal insights into the individuals and historical events that have shaped our perspectives on science itself. I greatly appreciated the insight into the tr
Maybe Grande’s book will help to reverse the trend.". Sadly, the importance of science centred on museum collections is losing traction. This is tragic. He is generous in their praise. "Curators is both an autobiography and a hymn to some of Grande's more remarkable predecessors and colleagues. Creeping philistinism values only the bottom line, and there is little money to be made in (say) fish evolution
Over the centuries, natural history museums have evolved from being little more than musty repositories of stuffed animals and pinned bugs, to being crucial generators of new scientific knowledge. This beautifully written and richly illustrated book is a clear-eyed but loving account of natural history museums, their curators, and their ever-expanding roles in the twenty-first century. They have also become vibrant educational centers, full of engaging exhibits that share those discoveries with students and an enthusiastic general public. Throughout, we are guided by Grande’s keen sense of mission, of a job where the why is always as important as the what. . Grande uses the personal story of his own career—most of it spent at Chicago’s storied Field Mu