1st Edition

Re-Imagining the Museum Beyond the Mausoleum

208 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

208 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

208 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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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... Read more

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;