Natural History Dioramas - Traditional Exhibits for Current Educational Themes: Socio-cultural Aspec

Foreword & Introduction, Scheersoi, Annette & Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale.- Section 1. Reaching Different Types of Audiences through Dioramas.- 1)   Leisure Visitors' Responses to Natural History Dioramas, Gkouskou, Eirini & Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale.- 2)  Learning to Teach Newcomer Students Using Dioramas of North America, Macdonald, Maritza, Altman, Roberta & Holmes, Jay.- 3)      Neitscher, Window to Nature - MuseobilBOX-Dioramas, Eva & Weon Kettenhofen, Hae-Yon.- 4) Rethinking Natural History Dioramas: Bundling the Needs of Neuro-diverse and Neurotypical Visitors, Gabriel, Paul.- 5)  The Digital Diorama Project: A New Way of Exploring Dioramas from Outside of the Museum Setting, Annastella Gambini.- Section 2. Problematic Aspects of Dioramas.- 6)  Life, Living and Lifelessness in Taxidermy , Meehitiya, Luanne, Sanders, Dawn & Hohenstein, Jill.- 7)  Cultural Conflict: The Stories Dioramas Tell and Don't Tell, Ash, Doris.- 8) Intended and Realised Biological Themes of Dioramas - an International Comparison, Achiam, Marianne & Marandino, Martha.- Section 3. Connecting People with the Natural World through Dioramas.- 9) Promoting People's Connection with Nature through Natural History Displays, McGhie, Henry.- 10) Receiving the Message, Scheersoi, Annette & Weiser, Lara.- 11) Your Last Chance to See?, Dunmall, Keith.- 12) Teaching and Learning Biodiversity with Dioramas, Marandino, Martha, Achiam, Marianne, Bueno, Juliana & Laurini, Carolina.- Conclusion - The relevance of natural history dioramas for sociocultural issues, Reiss, Michael.