| Museums and Popular Culture: Second Edition Contributor(s): Moore, Kevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350056774 ISBN-13: 9781350056770 Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2025 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of March 20, 2025 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Design - Art | Museum Studies - Art | Popular Culture |
| Physical Information: 256 pages |
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| Publisher Description: What are museums for? How far should museums shift from their traditional focus on high culture to explore popular culture? How can the passion people feel for popular material culture best be conveyed in displays? In attempting to answer these fundamental questions, Kevin Moore offers a radical critique of existing museum practice, arguing that, in order to have a sustainable future, museums must rise to the challenge of representing popular culture. Drawing on examples (both successful and unsuccessful) of contemporary museum practice, including the V&A's blockbuster shows on David Bowie and Alexander McQueen, and the Saatchi Gallery's Rolling Stones exhibition, he seeks to unravel the paradox that to reflect popular culture adequately, museums may need to abandon their traditional form. |