Re-Imagining the Museum: Beyond the Mausoleum

ISBN-13: 9780415220989 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 208 str.

Andrea Witcomb;Witcomb Andrea

Opis

Re-Imagining the Museum presents new interpretations of museum history and contemporary museum practices. Through a range of case studies from the UK, North America and Australia, Andrea Witcomb moves away from the idea that museums are always 'conservative' to suggest they have a long history of engaging with popular culture and addressing a variety of audiences. She argues that museums are key mediators between high and popular culture and between government, media practitioners, cultural policy-makers and museums professionals. Analyzing links between museums and the media, looking at the role of museums in cities, and discussing the effects on museums of cultural policies, Re-Imagining the Museum presents a vital tool in the study of museum practice.

Recenzje

'Refreshing ... well written ... a thought-provoking and worthwhile read.' - Journal of Museum Ethnography

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Unmasking a different museum: museums and cultural criticism; Chapter 2 Floating the museum; Chapter 3 FromBatavia toAustralia II: negotiating changes in curatorial practices; Chapter 4 ‘A place for all of us’? Museums and communities; Chapter 5 Beyond the mausoleum: museums and the media; Chapter 6 Interactivity in museums: the politics of narrative style;

O autorze

Witcomb, Andrea