Civilizing Rituals Inside Public Art Museums

Name: Civilizing Rituals Inside Public Art Museums
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ISBN: 9780415070126

ISBN-10: 0415070120

ISBN-13: 9780415070126

Edition: 1995

Authors: Carol Duncan

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Illustrated with over fifty photos, Civilizing Rituals merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry and how it is presented to the community.Carol Duncan looks at how nations, institutions and private individuals present art , and how art museums are shaped by cultural, social and political determinants.Civilizing Rituals is ideal reading for students of art history and museum studies, and professionals in the field will also find much of interest here.

Book details

List price: $48.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/9/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Carol Duncan is an art historian who has written extensively on the history of museums.



Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Art Museum as Ritual



From the Princely Gallery to the Public Art Museum



Public Spaces, Private Interests



Something Eternal



The Modern Art Museum


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index