Re-Imagining the Museum: Beyond the Mausoleum / Edition 1

by Andrea Witcomb

Overview

Re-Imagining the Museum presents new interpretations of museum history and contemporary museum practices.

Through a range of case studies from the UK, North America and Australia, Andrea Witcomb moves away from the idea that museums are always 'conservative' to suggest they have a long history of engaging with popular culture and addressing a variety of audiences. She argues that museums are key mediators between high and popular culture and between government, media practitioners, cultural policy-makers and museums professionals.

Analyzing links between museums and the media, looking at the role of museums in cities, and discussing the effects on museums of cultural policies, Re-Imagining the Museum presents a vital tool in the study of museum practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415220996
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/05/2002
Series:	Museum Meanings
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Witcomb, Andrea

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Unmasking a different museum: museums and cultural criticism; Chapter 2 Floating the museum; Chapter 3 FromBatavia toAustralia II: negotiating changes in curatorial practices; Chapter 4 ‘A place for all of us’? Museums and communities; Chapter 5 Beyond the mausoleum: museums and the media; Chapter 6 Interactivity in museums: the politics of narrative style;

Editorial Reviews

'Refreshing ... well written ... a thought-provoking and worthwhile read.' - Journal of Museum Ethnography

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