The new museology / edited by Peter Vergo.

Date:
1989
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Publication/Creation

London : Reaktion Books, 1989.

Physical description

viii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

Notes

"Critical views"--Jacket
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Dillons Note: 1993 printing

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographic references (p. 205-224) and index

Contents

Museums, artefacts, and meanings / Charles Saumarez Smith -- Objects of knowledge : a historical perspective on museums / Ludmilla Jordanova -- The reticent object / Peter Vergo -- Theme parks and time machines / Colin Sorensen -- Education, entertainment and politics : lessons from the great international exhibitions / Paul Greenhalgh -- On living in a new country / Stephen Bann -- The quality of visitors' experiences in art museums / Philip Wright -- Museum visiting as a cultural phenomenon / Nick Merriman -- Museums and cultural property / Norman Palmer.

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  • Copy 1

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    YW.AH
  • Copy 2

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    Closed stores
    XHR Ver

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ISBN

  • 0948462043
  • 0948462035