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.
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.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780415220996
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-415-22099-6
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Erscheinungstermin: 05.12.2002
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2002
- Serie: Museum Meanings
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 426 g
- Seiten: 208
- Format (B x H x T): 175 x 250 x 10 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt