Dear Trent, Hello from a dark and f'rrrrreeezing GOOD MORNING in Tokyo ! Although I am not specialized in the history of museums, here is some picks exclusively for you. Bennett, Tony. 1995. The Birth of the Museum: histry, theory, politics. New York: Routledge. America's Museums. Daedalius: Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Summer 1999. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Daedalus. Burcaw, G. Ellis. 1997. Introduction to Museum Work. 3rd. edition. Altamira Press. Impey, Oliver and Arthur MacGregor ed. 1985. The Origins of Museums: The Cabinet of Curiosities in 16th and 17th Century Europe. Oxford: Clarendon Press. I am sure the Smithsonian Studies Center can give you more titles for your needs. In addition, watch out for continuing information from other colleagues on the Museum-L, first to mention Roger Smith and Prof. Patrick Boylan. Good Luck and stay-tuned to YOUR Museum-L ! Ryo Yasui Ryo (Mr.) Lecturer in Museum Studies Obirin University P.O. Box 13, Turukawa Machida 195,Japan www.obirin.ac.jp e-mail: [log in to unmask] On Thu, 1 Feb 2001 14:07:06 -0600, Trent Litchfield <trent@ONESOURCE- INC.COM> wrote: >I am a graduate student in the public history program at Murray State University and during a class discussion about how museums have evolved someone asked if there is museum about the history of museums. In a nutshell, does anyone know of a museum dedicated to how the museums, their function, and techniques have changed over time? Possibly even exhibits showing how museum exhibits have changed over the years. > >Trent Litchfield, President >OneSource Computing, Inc. >905 Arcadia Circle >Murray, KY 42071 > >(Phone) 270-759-1111 >(Fax) 270-759-9999 > >[log in to unmask] > >www.onesource-inc.com > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).