This important new Series is designed to act as a forum for the dissemination and discussion of new research currently being undertaken in the field of Museum Studies. It is intended to cover the whole museum field and broadly, to address the history and operation of the museum as a cultural phenomenon. The papers published are of a high academic standard, but they are also intended to relate directly to matters of immediate museum concern. The publication fills a major of immediate museum concern. The publication fills a major gap in the present scope of museum-based literature.