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New Museum Theory and Practice
Contributor(s): Marstine, Janet (Editor)
ISBN: 1405105593     ISBN-13: 9781405105590
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $60.34  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2005
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Annotation: "New Museum Theory and Practice" is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum practice. This lively introduction, comprised of essays authored by curators, archivists, scholars, teachers, and conservators from around the world - including the Tate, the Smithsonian, and the Experience Music Project - and from all levels of museum studies, examines the incendiary issues currently raging in the field. Complete with editorial introductions, questions for students, and a comprehensive bibliography, the volume surveys the concerns of the museum in language accessible to undergraduate and graduate students of art history, studio art, and museum studies.
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BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General
Dewey: 069.5
LCCN: 2005013098
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.68" W x 9" (1.12 lbs) 352 pages
 
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New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition.

  • Contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field while creating a collective whole for course use.
  • Discusses theory through vivid examples and historical overviews.
  • Offers guidance on how to put theory into practice.
  • Covers a range of museums around the world: from art to history, anthropology to music, as well as historic houses, cultural centres, virtual sites, and commercial displays that use the conventions of the museum.
  • Authors come from the UK, Canada, the US, and Australia, and from a variety of fields that inform cultural studies.