Art Museum from Boullee to Bilbao

Name: Art Museum from Boullee to Bilbao
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ISBN: 9780520251267

ISBN-10: 0520251261

ISBN-13: 9780520251267

Edition: 2010

Authors: Andrew McClellan

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Art museums, oases of beauty and calm in a fast-paced world, have emerged in recent decades as the most vibrant and popular of all cultural institutions. However, though art museums have never been more popular, their direction and values have never been more contested--both in the media and in the art world itself. This engaging thematic history of the art museum from its inception in the eighteenth century to the present offers an essential framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boulleacute;e in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, it explores key aspects of museum…

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List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 1/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 364
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.420
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Ideals and Mission



Architecture



Collecting, Classification, and Display



The Public



Commercialism



Restitution and Repatriation


Conclusion


Appendix


Notes


List of Illustrations


Index