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New Museum Theory and Practice: An Introduction

New Museum Theory and Practice: An IntroductionCreator: Janet Marstine
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.7 x 0.8

ISBN: 1405105593
Dewey Decimal Number: 069.5
EAN: 9781405105590
ASIN: 1405105593

Publication Date: October 10, 2005
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Product Description
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 variety of fields that inform cultural studies.


Book Description
New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition. This lively introduction, comprised of essays authored by curators, archivists, scholars, teachers, and conservators from around the world and from all levels of museum studies, examines the incendiary issues currently raging in the field. Complete with ample editorial matter, questions for students and a comprehensive bibliography, the volume surveys the concerns of the museum in accessible language to undergraduate and graduate art history, studio art, and museum studies students.


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