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The Story of Irish Museums 1790-2000: Culture, Identity and Education
Marie Bourke
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Description for The Story of Irish Museums 1790-2000: Culture, Identity and Education
Hardcover. This is the first book to give a long-term and comprehensive account of the stories, the histories and the evolution of Irish museums and galleries. Num Pages: 594 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; GM; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1824.
This is the first book to give a long-term and comprehensive account of the stories, the histories and the evolution of Irish museums and galleries. From 1790, when the 'cabinet of curiosities' was an important asset in a gentleman's home to the new millennium, when museums and galleries are at once physical and virtual spaces, this is a fascinating history of the human desire to collect, catalogue, conserve and create stories around our shared heritage. As such, it incorporates the founding and the progression of the key institutions in Irish cultural history, the collectors and collections that form the basis ... Read more
This is the first book to give a long-term and comprehensive account of the stories, the histories and the evolution of Irish museums and galleries. From 1790, when the 'cabinet of curiosities' was an important asset in a gentleman's home to the new millennium, when museums and galleries are at once physical and virtual spaces, this is a fascinating history of the human desire to collect, catalogue, conserve and create stories around our shared heritage. As such, it incorporates the founding and the progression of the key institutions in Irish cultural history, the collectors and collections that form the basis ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
594
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
594
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859184752
SKU
V9781859184752
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About Marie Bourke
Marie Bourke is Keeper and Head of Education at the National Gallery of Ireland
Reviews for The Story of Irish Museums 1790-2000: Culture, Identity and Education
"This important and ground-breaking study places Irish museums in a comprehensive framework that is or real benefit to museum professionals on both sides of the Atlantic - and internationally" Dr. Kent Lydecker, Director, Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, US; former Head of Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and Art Institute of Chicago. Dr. Marie Bourke ... Read more