1st Edition
Curating, Interpretation and Museums When Attitude Becomes Form
By Sylvia Lahav
Copyright 2023
88 Pages
by
Routledge
88 Pages
by
Routledge
88 Pages
by
Routledge
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Following a period of strategic and ideological change in museums, this book outlines new attitudes in curating and display, education and learning, text and interpretation, access, inclusion, participation, space, and the issues around the sustainability of the encyclopaedic collection.
Focused on the contemporary period, the author questions the extent to which the museum visitor has become... Read more
1. Collecting, Exhibiting and Curating 2. Interpretation and Text 3. Space and Place 4. The Will to Know. Looking Back … Final Thoughts
Biography
Sylvia Lahav is an associate lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London, an independent museum consultant, researcher, and writer.
"Curating, Interpretation and Museums provides critical case studies and makes a strong contribution to the scholarly and professional literature on museums and their evolving role in society." Caroline Wilson-Barnao, The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society
