Exploring science in museums / edited by Susan Pearce

List of figures -- Editorial introduction / Susan M. Pearce -- 1. Museums and geology / P.S. Doughty -- 2. The roller-coaster of Museum geology / Simon Knell -- 3. Presenting Science as Product or as Process: Museums and the Making of Science / Ken Arnold -- 4. A Conflict of Cultures: Hands-On Science Centres in UK Museums / Ian Simmons -- 5. Science and its Stakeholders: The Making of 'Science in American Life' / Arthur Molella, Carlene Stephens -- 6. Communication Strategies in Interactive Spaces / Gillian Thomas, Tim Caulton -- 7. Mindful Play! or Mindless Learning!: Modes of Exploring Science in Museums / Ibrahim Yahya -- 8. Science Museums, or Just Museums of Science? / John Durant -- Australian Interventions: 'The Artist and the Museum' Series, Ian Potter Gallery, University of Melbourne / Rebecca Duclos -- Writing about Art Exhibition Catalogues: A Literature Review / Pnina Wentz -- The Museum of Women's Art: Towards a Culture of Difference / Beverley Butler -- Health Matters in Science Museums: A Review / Raj Kaushik -- Call for papers for forthcoming volumes -- Editorial policy -- Notes on contributors -- Index