Birth of the Museum History, Theory, Politics

Name: Birth of the Museum History, Theory, Politics
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ISBN: 9780415053884

ISBN-10: 0415053889

ISBN-13: 9780415053884

Edition: 1995

Authors: Tony Bennett

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Show and Tell: The Birth of the Museumis an engaging work which explores the evolution and cultural function of the modern museum. Author Tony Bennett's invigorating study enriches and challenges our understanding of the museum, placing it at the center of modern relations of culture and government. Bennett argues that the public museum should be understood not just as a place of instruction but as a reformary of manners in which a wide range of regulated social routines and performances take place. Discussing the historical development of museums alongside that of the fair and the international exhibition, he sheds new light upon the relationship between modern forms of official and…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/4/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.25" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 1.254