Museums and Popular Culture

ISBN-13: 9780718502270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 192 str.

Kevin Moore

Opis

Museums were originally established as temples of high culture, intended to reform and "civilize" the masses. In recent years, however, museums have started to display a broader slate of subject matters and cultural histories. But has the portrayal of popular culture in museums been fair? Museums and Popular Culture argues that popular culture is often represented in our society as a bland subset of leisure activities. Offering a substantial review of museums past and present, Kevin Moore proposes a new, theoretically informed, and dynamic portrayal of popular culture in museums.