New museum theory and practice : an introduction / / edited by Janet Marstine

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808961703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2006
• ISBN: 9781405148825; 1405148829; 9780470776230
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xiii, 332 p. : ill., map
• Classificazione: 069; 069/.5
• Altri autori (Persone): MarstineJanet
• Disciplina: 069/.5
• Soggetti: Museum exhibits - Political aspects; Museum exhibits; Museum techniques; Museums - Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-321) and index
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-321) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- New Museum Theory and Practice -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface: How to Use this Book -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Defining New Museum Theory -- A Surveys and Groundwork -- 1 THE ARCHITECTURE IS THE MUSEUM -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- 2 FEMINIST CURATORIAL STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES SINCE THE 1970s -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- 3 NEW ART, NEW CHALLENGES: THE CHANGING FACE OF CONSERVATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- B Case Studies in Contemporary Practice -- 4 HOW WE STUDY HISTORY MUSEUMS: OR CULTURAL STUDIES AT MONTICELLO -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- 5 SPECTACLE AND DEMOCRACY: EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT AS A POST-MUSEUM -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- 6 REVEALING AND CONCEALING: MUSEUMS, OBJECTS, AND THE TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE IN ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- 7 RESTRUCTURING SOUTH AFRICAN ; MUSEUMS: REALITY AND RHETORIC WITHIN CAPE TOWN -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- Part II Looking to the Future: Theory into Practice -- 8 THE CRITICAL MUSEUM VISITOR -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- 9 ART AND EXPERIENCE ONLINE -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- 10 REFRAMING STUDIO ART PRODUCTION AND CRITIQUE -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- 11 THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AND GALLERY: A SITE FOR INSTITUTIONAL CRITIQUE AND A FOCUS OF THE CURRICULUM -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- 12 MUSEUM ARCHIVES AS RESOURCES FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY -- Editor's Introduction -- Questions for Discussion -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.