The collection museum reflects the shift in economic power from the European aristocracy to the American entrepreneur. This title studies the Wallace Collection, the J P Morgan Library, and the Henry Clay Frick Collection.
This is the first title in a series of guides, which will present a selection of masterpieces from world-renowned museums. The 50 works presented here are illustrated with full-page photographs and a wealth of details, and aspects of the building itself are illustrated. The text is written in an accessible manner and discusses
Museums and museum politics were important elements in the development of the disciplines of Archaeology and Art History in nineteenth-century Britain. This title explores some of the key debates and events which led to the conceptual differentiation and physical separation of 'archaeological' and 'artistic' material culture.
Prince Christian Frederik (1786-1848) became King Christian VIII of Denmark in 1839. His accession to the throne took place at the end of Denmark's 'Golden Age'. This book, illustrated with photographs of the collection and other artefacts of this period, contains papers from a symposium organised by the National Museum in 1998.
Memorial museums seek to research, represent, commemorate and teach on the subject of dreadful, violent histories. This book analyzes the tactics of these institutions and gauges their public significance.
The British Museum is the oldest publicly funded museum in the world. This volume tells the story of the collections, the buildings that house them, and the people who have administered and curated them since its foundation in 1753.
aeo This book is a classic work in the sociology of culture, by a world leader in the field. aeo The book is one of the first systematic, comparative studies of European art museums and their publics.
When is a museum not a museum? When it's a Children's Discovery Centre, Imaginarium, Wonder Workshop, Exploratory, or a Discovery Factory. This report describes the growth of these US centres and looks at what is happening in Europe, and at the work and approaches of institutions in Britain.