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New Museum Theory and Practice: An Introduction
Marstine
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Description for New Museum Theory and Practice: An Introduction
Hardcover. 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, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405105583
SKU
V9781405105583
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About 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 is an ambitious book, setting out as it does to explore the gamut of ‘new’ museum theory and practice. The essays in this book are diverse, but together they suggest virtually all of the recent major intellectual and political shifts within the museum world.” (Museum Anthropology, Summer 2008) “This book is inspiring and ... offers an excellent vision ... Read more