Life on display : revolutionizing U.S. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century / Karen A. Rader, Victoria E. M. Cain.

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.

xiv, 467 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-447)and index.

Introduction: The mission of display -- "A vision of the future": the new museum idea and display reform, 1890-1915 -- The drama of the diorama, 1910-1935 -- Displays in motion : experimentation and stagnation in exhibition, 1925-1940 -- Diversifying displays, diverging museums : postwar life science education, 1941-1956 -- "An investment in the future of America" : competing pedagogies in post-Sputnik museums, 1957-1969 -- The exploratorium effect : redefining relevance and interactive display, 1969- 1980 -- From diversity to standardization : edutainment and engagement in museums at the end of the century, 1976-2005.