Publications
Our members, partners, and associates are actively contributing to pushing the boundaries of museological knowledge and expertise.
Publications by EMA members and network partners

The Routledge Handbook of Museum and Heritage Education
This volume emphasizes the significance of museum education in developing policies, practices, and research for meaningful engagement. It illustrates how museums can foster social, physical, emotional, and academic engagement, contributing to a better world.

The Museum of the Future: Between Physical Place and Virtual Space
This anthology examines the spatial characteristics of museums, exploring the relationship between physical and virtual spaces. It features contributions from international museum experts across various disciplines.

The Children in Museums Award. The first decade
Hands On! International and the European Museum Academy celebrate 10 years of the Children in Museums Award, recognizing museums that excel in offering exhibitions and programs that foster the development of children under 14 into global citizens.

Searching for Excellence
The European Museum Academy celebrates its 10th anniversary with this publication. The contributions reflect the history, and the future visions of the Academy. EMA Board Members are developing ideas for future-oriented positioning of the Academy of tomorrow.

Revisiting museums of influence
The book is written by leading professionals in the field of museology, who have acted as judges for the European Museum of the Year Award. The portraits describe museums that had, or should have had, an influence on other museums around the world. They aim to capture the moment when this potential was identified.

Proceedings of the Kenneth Hudson Seminars 2009-2019 – EMA
This seminal volume, which in many respects is a foundational publication setting the future direction of the work of EMA, reports the past and ongoing discussions about the topics of sustainability, digital valorization, presentation, and preservation of cultural heritage.

Developing Exhibitions
The book offers a methodology for developing an exhibition to anybody involved in this adventure, based on a solid practical experience. As the methodology is described in building blocks, it can be applied as a whole, as well as cherry-picked.
