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Wonderstruck Wonderstruck (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 59,891 ratings — published 2011
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as museums)
avg rating 4.16 — 220,164 ratings — published 1967
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The Participatory Museum The Participatory Museum (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as museums)
avg rating 4.19 — 555 ratings — published 2010
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Dry Store Room No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum Dry Store Room No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as museums)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,485 ratings — published 2008
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All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me (ebook)
by (shelved 30 times as museums)
avg rating 4.01 — 27,628 ratings — published 2023
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Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as museums)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,166 ratings — published 2011
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The Art of Relevance The Art of Relevance (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as museums)
avg rating 4.05 — 698 ratings — published 2016
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The Cloisters The Cloisters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as museums)
avg rating 3.39 — 73,029 ratings — published 2022
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as museums)
avg rating 4.01 — 36,101 ratings — published 2018
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Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 308 ratings — published 2001
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Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 186 ratings — published 1991
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Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,071 ratings — published 1993
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The Birth of the Museum: History, Theory, Politics (Culture: Policy and Politics) The Birth of the Museum: History, Theory, Politics (Culture: Policy and Politics)
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avg rating 3.72 — 139 ratings — published 1995
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The Whole Picture: The Colonial Story of the Art in Our Museums... and Why We Need to Talk About It The Whole Picture: The Colonial Story of the Art in Our Museums... and Why We Need to Talk About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as museums)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,043 ratings — published 2020
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Anarchist's Guide to Historic House Museums Anarchist's Guide to Historic House Museums (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 218 ratings — published 2015
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Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 264 ratings — published 1996
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Relic (Pendergast, #1) Relic (Pendergast, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 116,383 ratings — published 1995
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Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as museums)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,985 ratings — published 2008
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The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as museums)
avg rating 3.94 — 658 ratings — published 2020
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A History of the World in 100 Objects A History of the World in 100 Objects (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 9,447 ratings — published 2010
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Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 63 ratings — published 2005
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Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as museums)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,839 ratings — published 2019
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Museum Registration Methods Museum Registration Methods (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 104 ratings — published 2010
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Heist Society (Heist Society, #1) Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as museums)
avg rating 3.91 — 95,346 ratings — published 2010
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Seven Days in the Art World Seven Days in the Art World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 71,730 ratings — published 2008
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The Stolen Queen The Stolen Queen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as museums)
avg rating 3.90 — 60,981 ratings — published 2025
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as museums)
avg rating 3.92 — 103,431 ratings — published 2023
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Inside the Lost Museum: Curating, Past and Present Inside the Lost Museum: Curating, Past and Present (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as museums)
avg rating 4.05 — 120 ratings — published 2017
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A Life in Museums: Managing Your Museum Career A Life in Museums: Managing Your Museum Career (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 55 ratings — published 2012
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as museums)
avg rating 3.81 — 52,604 ratings — published 2009
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Museum: Behind the Scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum: Behind the Scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as museums)
avg rating 3.82 — 687 ratings — published 2007
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The Social Work of Museums The Social Work of Museums (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as museums)
avg rating 3.59 — 32 ratings — published 2009
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Dinosaurs in the Attic: An Excursion into the American Museum of Natural History Dinosaurs in the Attic: An Excursion into the American Museum of Natural History (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as museums)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,078 ratings — published 1986
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as museums)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,542,573 ratings — published 2003
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Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 304 ratings — published 2016
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Creating Exhibitions: Collaboration in the Planning, Development, and Design of Innovative Experiences Creating Exhibitions: Collaboration in the Planning, Development, and Design of Innovative Experiences (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.86 — 59 ratings — published 2013
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The Art Forger The Art Forger (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 95,239 ratings — published 2012
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The Rarest of the Rare: Stories Behind the Treasures at the Harvard Museum of Natural History The Rarest of the Rare: Stories Behind the Treasures at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as museums)
avg rating 4.26 — 189 ratings — published 2004
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Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 141 ratings — published 2009
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Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge (Heritage: Care-preservation-management) Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge (Heritage: Care-preservation-management)
by (shelved 10 times as museums)
avg rating 3.80 — 65 ratings — published 1992
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Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 928 ratings — published
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Meet Me at the Museum Meet Me at the Museum (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as museums)
avg rating 3.92 — 15,640 ratings — published 2018
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Walden & Civil Disobedience Walden & Civil Disobedience (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 39,234 ratings — published 1849
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Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as museums)
avg rating 4.01 — 134 ratings — published 2017
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Making Museums Matter Making Museums Matter (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as museums)
avg rating 3.90 — 131 ratings — published 2002
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Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as museums)
avg rating 3.83 — 10,400 ratings — published 2010
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Robert McKee
“When we want mood experiences, we go to concerts or museums. When we want meaningful emotional experience, we go to the storyteller.”
Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

Eiren Caffall
“You don’t know they’ll be white. Maybe the Cloisters is full of Black people, and you’re the right person to knock on the door.”

I could hear a cross laugh in Keller’s quiet voice. “I’m pretty sure that the people who set up shop in a castle are going to be white. Museums: last refuge of the ruling class.”
Eiren Caffall, All the Water in the World

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