Download or read book Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge written by Eilean Hooper-Greenhill and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on numerous case studies, Hooper-Greenhill presents a critical survey of major changes in current assumptions about the nature of museums, and argues that museums are consciously organizing their spaces and collections to aid self-learning.