Museums, identity and family practices /

Museums, Identity and Family Practices locates museum participation and meaning making in the realm of everyday family practices, which are central to understanding the role museums play in family social life. Drawing on a substantial amount of data from a wide range of sources, Moussouri discusses...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moussouri, Theano (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2025.
Series:Routledge research in museum studies.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Framing the family-museum relation; Part I Locating family practices vis-a-vis the museum; 2. Situating family social practice; 3. Conceptualising and studying families in the museum context; Part II Values shaping family museum participation; 4. The museum as list and the family list; 5. Expectations and visit paths; Part III - Family practices across time and space; 6. Family practices at the museum; 7. At home with the family; 8. The family in the social arena of the museum; 9. Inside-out and outside-in: Transforming the family-museums relation