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Museums Matter In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum

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ISBN-10: 022610091X

ISBN-13: 9780226100913

Edition: 2013

Authors: James Cuno

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The concept of an encyclopedic museum was born of the Enlightenment, a manifestation of society’s growing belief that the spread of knowledge and the promotion of intellectual inquiry were crucial to human development and the future of a rational society. But in recent years, museums have been under attack, with critics arguing that they are little more than relics and promoters of imperialism. Could it be that the encyclopedic museum has outlived its usefulness?With Museums Matter, James Cuno, president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, replies with a resounding “No!” He takes us on a brief tour of the modern museum, from the creation of the British Museum—the archetypal…    
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Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/15/2018
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 164
Size: 5.63" wide x 8.46" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

James Cuno is the president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust. He served as president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago from 2004 until 2011. He is the author of Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage, coauthor of The Modern Wing: Renzo Piano and the Art Institute of Chicago, and coauthor and editor of Whose Culture? The Promise of Museums and the Debate over Antiquities and Whose Muse? Art Museums and the Public Trust.  

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Enlightenment Museum
The Discursive Museum
The Cosmopolitan Museum
The Imperial Museum
Epilogue
Notes
Index