Research Catalog

Title

Women and museums : a comprehensive guide / Victor J. Danilov.

Author

Danilov, Victor J.

Publication

Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, ©2005.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

vii, 285 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Series Statement

American Association for State and Local History book series

Uniform Title

American Association for State and Local History book series

Subject

• Heimatmuseum der Gemeinde Gründau
• 1800-1999
• Museums > United States > Directories
• Museums and women > United States
• Women > United States
• Cultural property > Protection > United States
• Popular culture > United States
• Cultural property > Protection
• Museos > Estados Unidos > Directorios
• Museos y mujeres > Estados Unidos
• Intellectual life
• Museums
• Museums and women
• Popular culture
• Women
• Frau
• Museum
• United States > Intellectual life > 19th century
• United States > Intellectual life > 20th century
• United States
• USA

Genre/Form

• directories.
• Directories.
• Répertoires.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-260) and indexes.

Contents

Directory of museums and related facilities founded by, named for, and/or devoted to women. Museums and related facilities devoted to women. Women's museums, galleries, and halls of fame ; Other halls of fame -- Museums honoring exceptional women -- Memorials to women ; Other memorials -- Shrines to women ; Other shrines -- Art-oriented museums, galleries, and specialties. Art museums -- Art galleries -- Arts centers -- Decorative arts museums -- Folk art museums -- Design, textile, and costume museums -- Cultural art and history museums -- Art and history museums -- Sculpture gardens -- Historical museums, houses, and sites. History museums -- Historic house museums ; Other historic houses -- Historic farms and ranches -- Historic opera houses -- Re-created pioneer villages -- Historic parks and sites -- Science-based museums and facilities. Natural history museums -- Archaeology, anthropology, and ethnology museums -- Science and technology museums -- Earth sciences museums -- Mining museums and mines -- Nature and wildlife centers -- Botanical gardens and arboretums -- Planetariums -- Aquariums -- Zoos -- Other types of museums and sites. Children's museums -- Doll, toy, and miniature museums -- Ethnic museums -- General museums -- Library museums and exhibit areas ; Other museums -- Museums founded and/or operated by women's organizations -- Junior league. Children's museums ; Science and art centers ; Historic houses and history museums ; Children's discovery rooms -- Daughters of the American Revolution. Museums ; Historic houses and other buildings -- Colonial Dames of America -- State and regional women's organizations ; Other women's organizations.

ISBN

• 0759108544
• 9780759108547
• 0759108552
• 9780759108554

LCCN

2005002692

OCLC

• ocm57613505
• 57613505
• SCSB-1374072

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library