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A Companion to Museum Studies (Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies) (Paperback)
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Short Description for A Companion to Museum StudiesA Companion to Museum Studies captures the multidisciplinary approaches to the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society. It is an indispensable reference for art historians, museum curators, and art and culture lovers.
Full description- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published: 17 August 2010
- Format: Paperback 592 pages
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- Categories: General | Individual Architects & Architectural Firms | Encyclopaedias & Reference Works | Museums & Museology
- ISBN 13: 9781444334050 ISBN 10: 1444334050
- Sales rank: 102,935
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Full description for A Companion to Museum Studies
A Companion to Museum Studies captures the multidisciplinary approach to the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society.* Collects first-rate original essays by leading figures from a range of disciplines and theoretical stances, including anthropology, art history, history, literature, sociology, cultural studies, and museum studies* Examines the complexity of the museum from cultural, political, curatorial, historical and representational perspectives* Covers traditional subjects, such as space, display, buildings, objects and collecting, and more contemporary challenges such as visiting, commerce, community and experimental exhibition forms
