University College Museums: Handbook & Directory

This study looks at the history, operations, and offerings of 1,736 museums, galleries, libraries, planetariums, observatories, science centers, sculpture gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens, arboretums, herbariums, nature centers, and other museum-like facilities located at 822 universities, colleges, and related organizations. This volume is an update on a similar study of more than 1,100 facilities published in 1996. They represent about 10 percent of the nation’s museum world.