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New Museum Theory and Practice: An Introduction
Edited Marstine
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Description for New Museum Theory and Practice: An Introduction
Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Marstine, Janet. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition. It contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field while creating a collective whole for course use. It discusses theory through vivid examples and historical overviews. It offers guidance on how to put theory into practice. It 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. The authors come from ... Read more
New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition. It contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field while creating a collective whole for course use. It discusses theory through vivid examples and historical overviews. It offers guidance on how to put theory into practice. It 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. The authors come from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
445g
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405105590
SKU
V9781405105590
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About Edited Marstine
Janet Marstine is an art historian who has taught at Bowdoin College and Central Washington University. She has curated several exhibitions and is now working on new approaches to student and faculty exhibitions.
Reviews for New Museum Theory and Practice: An Introduction
This book offers a fresh approach to teaching museum studies - combining a synoptic view of prevailing museum theories with pragmatic end of chapter review questions.
Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan, New York University An excellent book for students of museums. In developing a creative and effective analytical toolkit for critical museum visitors, this original ... Read more
Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan, New York University An excellent book for students of museums. In developing a creative and effective analytical toolkit for critical museum visitors, this original ... Read more