Museums in Motion by Edward P. Alexander

This new, third edition of Museums in Motion tackles the challenge of updating a classic text on the history and relevance of museums with considerable elegance and aplomb. Since 2008, she has served as editor of Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, a peer-reviewed journal published by Rowman & Littlefield. She has served as editor for Innovative Approaches for Museums, a four-volume series focusing on technology and digital initiatives, engagement and access, collections care and stewardship, and fundraising and strategic planning (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). Juilee Decker is an associate professor of Museum Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where she teaches courses focusing on museums and technology.

She was associate editor for Museum Education Anthology (1984) and co-authored Museums: Places of Learning (1998) with George Hein. Mary Alexander has been a museum educator and administrator for nearly fifty years. In recognition of his contributions to the field, The American Alliance of Museums added him to their Centennial Honor Roll in 2006. The Alexander Endowment is fundamental to the UD Museum Studies Program’s commitment to ensuring that every student has access to well-funded internships.Edward Porter Alexander’s illustrious museum career extended from 1934-1978. Deeply engaged in museum operations, he was elected president of both the American Association of Museums and the American Association for State and Local History.įollowing Edward Alexander’s death in 2003, members of his family decided to commemorate his contributions to the museum field, and his love of the University of Delaware, by creating the Edward P. After serving as director of the New York State Historical Association at Ticonderoga and Cooperstown from 1934 to 1941, he led the Historical Society of Wisconsin before joining Colonial Williamsburg. Alexander was born, raised, and attended college in Iowa, later earning his Ph.D. He served for nearly 30 years as vice-president for interpretation at Colonial Williamsburg (1946–1972) and founded the Museum Studies program at the University of Delaware, which he directed for its first six years.ĭr.

Edward Porter Alexander (Janu– July 31, 2003) was an American historian, museum administrator, educator and author.

Museums in Motion by Edward P. Alexander