Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: The Mission of Display 1
5. 1. “A Vision of the Future”: The New Museum Idea and Display Reform, 1890–1915 8
6. 2. The Drama of the Diorama, 1910–1935 51
7. 3. Displays in Motion: Experimentation and Stagnation in Exhibition, 1925–1940 91
8. 4. Diversifying Displays, Diverging Museums: Postwar Life Science Education, 1941–1956 136
9. 5. “An Investment in the Future of America”: Competing Pedgogies in Post-Sputnik Museums, 1957–1969 175
10. 6. The Exploratorium Effect: Redefining Relevance and Interactive Display, 1969–1980 208
11. 7. From Diversity to Standardization: Edutainment and Engagement in Museums at the End of the Century, 1976–2005 247
12. Notes 283
13. Bibliographic Essay on Sources 395
14. Bibliography 409
15. Index 449