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Natural History Dioramas

History, Construction and Educational Role

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Editors:
  1. Sue Dale Tunnicliffe

    1. University of London, London, United Kingdom

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  2. Annette Scheersoi

    1. University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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  • First volume to focus on learning from dioramas, an essential learning tool for biological education for all

  • Demonstrates the different ways is which dioramas are used and observed world wide

  • Presents an analysis of visitors’ responses and learning about animals and biodiversity through observation

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, Annette Scheersoi
    Pages 1-4

  3. History and Features of Natural History Dioramas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. History of Dioramas

      • Claudia Kamcke, Rainer Hutterer
      Pages 7-21

    3. Habitat Dioramas as Historical Documents: A Case Study

      • Rainer Hutterer
      Pages 23-32

    4. A Window on the World—Wildlife Dioramas

      • Pat Morris
      Pages 33-37

    5. Dioramas as Constructs of Reality: Art, Photography, and the Discursive Space

      • Geraldine Howie
      Pages 39-65

    6. James Perry Wilson: Shifting Paradigms of Natural History Diorama Background Painting

      • Michael Anderson
      Pages 67-78

  4. Resurrection and Modern Dioramas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. Dioramas in Natural History Museum—Tools for Nature Conservation

      • John J. Borg
      Pages 81-86

    3. Using Technology to Deepen and Extend Visitors’ Interactions with Dioramas

      • Mark Loveland, Barbara C. Buckley, Edys S. Quellmalz
      Pages 87-104

    4. Displaying Eco-Scenes with Techniques of Diorama Representation

      • Ximin Kang
      Pages 105-114

    5. Conservative Restoration and Reconstruction of Historical Natural History Dioramas

      • Mareike Munsch, Hartmut Schmiese, Aleksandra Angelov, Gunnar Riedel, Jörn Köhler
      Pages 115-130

  5. Learning at Dioramas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-132
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    2. Dioramas as Important Tools in Biological Education

      • Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, Annette Scheersoi
      Pages 133-143

    3. Catching the Visitor’s Interest

      • Annette Scheersoi
      Pages 145-159

    4. Naming and Narratives at Natural History Dioramas

      • Sue Dale Tunnicliffe
      Pages 161-186

    5. The Evolution of the Narrative at Natural History Dioramas

      • Alix Cotumaccio
      Pages 187-194

    6. Imaginary Places: Museum Visitor Perceptions of Habitat Dioramas

      • Phaedra Livingstone
      Pages 195-208

    7. Habitat Dioramas and Sense of Place: Factors Linked to Visitors’ Feelings About the Natural Places Portrayed in Dioramas

      • Cecilia Garibay, Eric Gyllenhaal
      Pages 209-225
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About this book

This book brings together in a unique perspective aspects of natural history dioramas, their history, construction and rationale, interpretation and educational importance, from a number of different countries, from the west coast of the USA, across Europe to China. It describes the journey of dioramas from their inception through development to visions of their future. A complementary journey is that of visitors and their individual sense making and construction of their understanding from their own starting points, often interacting with others (e.g. teachers, peers, parents) as well as media (e.g. labels). Dioramas have been, hitherto, a rather neglected area of museum exhibits but a renaissance is beginning for them and their educational importance in contributing to people’s understanding of the natural world. This volume showcases how dioramas can reach a wide audience and increase access to biological knowledge.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of London, London, United Kingdom

    Sue Dale Tunnicliffe

  • University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Annette Scheersoi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Natural History Dioramas

  • Book Subtitle: History, Construction and Educational Role

  • Editors: Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, Annette Scheersoi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9496-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9495-4Published: 15 December 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0035-9Published: 10 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9496-1Published: 05 December 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 289

  • Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science Education, Philosophy of Biology, History of Science

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