Der Zweite Weltkrieg in postsozialistischen Gedenkmuseen (Medien Und Kulturelle Erinnerung)
by Ljiljana Radonic
Katalog Der Thomas-Mann-Sammlung Der Universitatsbibliothek Dusseldorf. Komplett
In a world filled with great museums and great paintings, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the reigning queen. Her portrait rules over a carefully designed salon, one that was made especially for her in a museum that may seem intended for no other purpose than to showcase her virtues. What has made this portrait so renowned, commanding such adoration? And what of other works of art that continue to enthrall spectators: What makes the Great Sphinx so great? Why do iterations of The Scream and Ame...
The Care and Display of Historic Clothing (American Association for State and Local History)
by Karen M. DePauw
Heritage Under Siege (Heritage and Identity: Issues in Cultural Heritage Protectio) (Heritage and Identity)
by Joris Kila
What Is a Museum?
by The United States National Committee of the International Council of Museums
Founding Director Lonnie Bunch's deeply personal tale of the triumphs and challenges of bringing the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture to life. His story is by turns inspiring, funny, frustrating, quixotic, bittersweet, and above all, a compelling read. In its first four months of operation, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture surpassed one million visits and quickly became a cherished, vital monument to the African American...
After Heritage - Critical Perspectives on Heritage from Below
by Hamzah Muzaini and Claudio Minca
Drawing upon international case studies, and building upon Iain J.M. Robertson?'s work on ?'heritage from below?', After Heritage sheds critical light on heritage-making and heritagescapes that are, more frequently than not, located in virtual, less conspicuous and more everyday spaces. The book considers the highly personal, often ephemeral, individual ?- vis-a-vis collective -? experiences of (in)formal ways the past has been folded into contemporary societies. In doing so, it unravels the m...
Katalog der Thomas-Mann-Sammlung der Universitatsbibliothek Dusseldorf, Band 8, Sachkatalog nach Themen. Les - Z
Inventorying Cultural Heritage Collections
by Sandra Vanderwarf and Bethany Romanowski
Change Is Required (American Association for State and Local History)
Katalog der Thomas-Mann-Sammlung der Universitatsbibliothek Dusseldorf, Band 7, Sachkatalog nach Themen. A - Leb
Collating the views of international museum professionals, architects, designers and academics, this book highlights the complexity and significance of museum space, studies recent developments in museum architecture and exhibition design.
The Politics Of Museums (New Directions in Cultural Policy Research)
by Clive Gray
The Politics of Museums is the first book to thoroughly examine how and why museums are political institutions. Clive Gray investigates the ways in which power, ideology and legitimacy affect the operations of both individual museums and entire museums sectors around the world. The analysis distinguishes between the international, national and local politics of museums and deals with such topics as the instrumentalisation of museums, globalisation and museums, the symbolic role of museums, and h...
Making Dinosaurs Dance (American Alliance of Museums)
by Barry Joseph
Interpreting Energy at Museums and Historic Sites (Interpreting History)
by Leah S. Glaser
When the British Museum opened its doors more than two centuries ago, scores of visitors waited eagerly outside for a first glimpse of ancient relics from Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Even today, in this age of satellite television and high-speed Internet access, museums maintain their unique allure, continuing to play a vital role in connecting us with little-known terrains and the deep mysteries of our historical past. That's because, as Stephanie Moser argues in "Wondrous Curiosities", museum dis...
Entering Cultural Communities (Rutgers Series: The Public Life of the Arts) (Rutgers Series on the Public Life of the Arts)
Arts organizations once sought patrons primarily from among the wealthy and well educated, but for many decades now they have revised their goals as they seek to broaden their audiences. Today, museums, orchestras, dance companies, theaters, and community cultural centers try to involve a variety of people in the arts. They strive to attract a more racially and ethnically diverse group of people, those from a broader range of economic backgrounds, new immigrants, families, and youth.The chapters...
Drawing on unique multi-arts, multi-city scholarly research, Understanding Audiences for the Contemporary Arts makes a timely and urgent contribution to debates about the place of arts and culture in contemporary society. The authors critically interrogate the challenges of access, diversity, privilege and responsibility in contemporary art. Asking who benefits from, pays for and consumes the arts, the book highlights fresh, forward-thinking audience and organisational attitudes that show the...