1st Edition

Museums and Centers of Contemporary Art in Central Europe after 1989

By Katarzyna Jagodzińska Copyright 2020
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Museums and Centers of Contemporary Art in Central Europe is a comprehensive study of the ecosystem of art museums and centers in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Focusing on institutions founded after 1989, the book analyses a thirty-year boom in art exhibition space in these regions, as well as a range of socio-political influences and curatorial debates that had a... Read more

Introduction  1. The Ecology of Art Museums Before and After the 1989 Political Transformation: An Overview  2. The Transformation of Museums in Central Europe: Conversations about Changes and Challenges  3. The Iconic Museum for Central Europe  4. Adaptive Reuse for Museums  5. Museums in Cultural Context  6. Private Museums, Art Centers and Collectors  7. Evolutions and Revolutions in Grand National Museums: Four Case Studies  8. Contemporary Art in the Provinces: Case Study of the "Znaki Czasu" (Signs of the Time) Program in Poland  9. Museums of Central Europe: A Central-European Identity?  10. Details of institutions discussed

Biography

Katarzyna Jagodzińska is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of European Studies at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. She is an expert in museum studies and the cultural heritage of Central Europe.