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Moon Costa Rica
Whether you're zip-lining through cloud forests or swimming with manta rays, uncover the real pura vida with Moon Costa Rica. Inside you'll find: Flexible, strategic itineraries for La Fortuna, Monteverde, San José, the Osa Peninsula, the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, and more, with suggestions for families, backpackers, couples, adventure travelers, and beach lovers Eco-friendly outdoor adventures like kayaking, hiking, and scuba-diving: Swim under a waterfall, raft over rapids, explore mysterious caves, and cliff-dive into river pools. Hike to the summit of Mount Chirripó, snorkel with sea turtles in warm turquoise water, or soak in a volcanic mineral pool Unique and authentic experience...
The Museums of Contemporary Art
Where, how, by whom and for what were the first museums of contemporary art created? These are the key questions addressed by J. Pedro Lorente in this new book. In it he explores the concept and history of museums of contemporary art, and the shifting ways in which they have been imagined and presented. Following an introduction that sets out the historiography and considering questions of terminology, the first part of the book then examines the paradigm of the Musée des Artistes Vivants in Paris and its equivalents in the rest of Europe during the nineteenth century. The second part takes the story forward from 1930 to the present, presenting New York's Museum of Modern Art as a new unive...
National Galleries
Are national galleries different from other kinds of art gallery or museum? What value is there for the nation in a collection of international masterpieces? How are national galleries involved in the construction national art? National Galleries is the first book to undertake a panoramic view of a type of national institution – which are sometimes called national museums of fine art – that is now found in almost every nation on earth. Adopting a richly illustrated, globally inclusive, comparative view, Simon Knell argues that national galleries should not be understood as ‘great galleries’ but as peculiar sites where art is made to perform in acts of nation building. A book that fun...
Best Practice 3
Emma Nardi, Introduction; Anja Bellmann, Stefan Bresky, Bernd Wagner, Early Childhood Education in Museums. Exploring History in the Deutsches Historisches Museum; Anna Asoyan, Armine Grigoryan, The Museum is the Guest of the School; Ana Luisa Nossar, Branca Pimentel, Elaine Fontana, Marina Herling, Maria Carolina Machado, Paula Selli, Babies at the Museum? At Segall, that’s happening!; María Antonieta Sibaja Hidalgo, Descubrir, experimentar, construir…; Ernesta Todisco, Summer Camp for children. Promoting the knowledge of the museum; Niko Bos, Developing Look & Learn cards; Annemies Broekgaarden, History adventure! You and the Golden Age; Anne-Sophie Grassin, Un dimanche avec des étud...
Central America
Offers information on traveling in Central America including how best to get around, culture and etiquette, and a variety of accomodations.
Acts of Engagement
Addresses the fundamental humanity and necessity of the visual arts : what they are about, why artists are indispensible, and why art and artists matter.
