Life on display: revolutionizing U.S. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century

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 : endutainment and engagement in museums at the end of the century, 1976-2005.