The collections of charms, formulas, hymns and spells designed to accompany the dead of Ancient Egypt on their journey to the afterlife have always exerted a powerful fascination on modern generations. Written on papyrus, inscribed on the walls of tombs and sarcophagi, or engraved on amulets, these texts with their vignette illustrations give us unparalleled insights into the i...(展开全部)

The collections of charms, formulas, hymns and spells designed to accompany the dead of Ancient Egypt on their journey to the afterlife have always exerted a powerful fascination on modern generations. Written on papyrus, inscribed on the walls of tombs and sarcophagi, or engraved on amulets, these texts with their vignette illustrations give us unparalleled insights into the i...(展开全部)

A former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals his bold and brash life at its pinnacle: the clandestine deals which secured blockbuster exhibitions for the museum and made him a legend. Photos.

埃勒里•奎因（Ellery Queen）是曼弗雷德•班宁顿•李（Manfred Bennington Lee 1905～1971）和弗雷德里克•丹奈（Frederic Dannay 1905～1982）这对表兄弟合用的笔名，美国推理小说代名词，他们堪称侦探推理小说史上承前启后的经典作家，开创了合作撰写推理小说成功的先例。埃勒里•奎因也是其小说中的主人公，其角色本身就是一位侦探小说作家兼超级侦探。年轻英俊的侦探埃勒里•奎因和他的父亲——纽约警察局的警官理查德•奎因是其大多数作品中的主要角色。 从1929年到1971年，埃勒里•奎因发表了数十部推理小说。其中的9部“国名系列”作品和4部“悲剧系列”作品被认为是古典解谜推理小说最高水平的代表，是后人难以逾越的杰作。

The Art Museum is the finest art collection ever assembled between two covers. This revolutionary and unprecedented virtual art museum in a book, features 1,000 oversized pages of over 2,500 works of art. It is the most comprehensive and visually spectacular history of world art ever published. Ten years in the making, this unique book was created with a global team of 100 spec...(展开全部)

Book Description The Museum Experience is the first book to take the "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit. It integrates the authors' original research with that from a wide variety of disciplines as well as museum and visitor studies ranging from science centers and zoos to art and natural history museums. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience gives ...(展开全部)

Visitor participation is a hot topic in the contemporary world of museums, art galleries, science centers, libraries and cultural organizations. How can your institution do it and do it well? The Participatory Museum is a practical guide to working with community members and visitors to make cultural institutions more dynamic, relevant, essential places. Museum consultant and e...(展开全部)