Conference 2005: Suggested Pre-readings

"Fantasy Islands" from "To Help Think About Museums More Intently: Three Warm-Up Exercises," Museum News November/December 1996

Stephen E. Weil

Delegates who are planning to participate in the "Fantasy Islands" Case Study roundtable will need to read Stephen Weil's "Fantasy Islands" exercise in advance. The brief article is also available in his book Making Museums Matter.

Conference delegates: download "Fantasy Islands"  [ PDF - 408kb ]
(Please contact the OMA if you are a registered conference delegate and do not have a password to access this reading.)

Reprinted, with permission, from Museum News November/December 1996. Copyright 1996, the American Association of Museums. All rights reserved.

Purchase: Making Museums Matter at the American Association of Museums bookstore

The Museum Called Canada: 25 Rooms Of Wonder

Charlotte Gray

Delegates who are planning to attend Charlotte Gray's Keynote Address: "Bringing History to Life, Bringing Life to History" may wish to read her book The Museum Called Canada.

Purchase: The Museum Called Canada at chapters.indigo.ca

Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift

edited by Gail Anderson

Delegates who are planning to attend Gail Anderson's Closing Plenary: "Reinventing the Museum and the Role of Leadership" may wish to read her book Reinventing the Museum.

Purchase: Reinventing the Museum at the American Association of Museums bookstore