New Museum Theory and Practice

New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition.

• Contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field while creating a collective whole for course use.
• Discusses theory through vivid examples and historical overviews.
• Offers guidance on how to put theory into practice.
• Covers a range of museums around the world: from art to history, anthropology to music, as well as historic houses, cultural centres, virtual sites, and commercial displays that use the conventions of the museum.
• Authors come from the UK, Canada, the US, and Australia, and from a variety of fields that inform cultural studies.

Author: Janet Marstine
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.68w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781405105590