03036nam 22006131a 450 991097353290332120200514202323.0978147425245414742524519781474252447147425244310.5040/9781474252454(CKB)4340000000214475(MiAaPQ)EBC4987837(OCoLC)1167349901(UkLoBP)bpp09261151(UkLoBP)BP9781474252454BC(Perlego)808421(UtOrBLW)BP9781474252454BC(EXLCZ)99434000000021447520171025d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe museum of the senses experiencing art and collections /Constance ClassenNew York Bloomsbury Academic20171 online resource (172 pages) illustrationsSensory studies series9781474253796 1474253792 9781474252430 1474252435 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: -- 1. The Cabinet of the Senses -- 2. The Feel of a Leonardo -- 3. The Lure of the Mummy -- 4. The Silence of the Dodo -- 5. The Scent of Monet's Garden -- 6. The Museum Retouched."Traditionally sight has been the only sense with a ticket to enter the museum. The same is true of histories of art, in which artworks are often presented as purely visual objects. The Museum of the Senses offers a sensory history of art and collections, revealing how people used to handle, smell and even taste artworks and artefacts. Topics range from the tactile power of relics to the sensuous allure of cabinets of curiosities, and from the feel of a Rembrandt to the scent of Monet's garden. The book concludes with a discussion of how contemporary museums are stimulating the senses through interactive and multimedia displays. Constance Classen, a leading authority on the cultural history of the senses, has produced a fascinating study of sensual and emotional responses to artefacts from the middle ages to the present. The Museum of the Senses is an important read for anyone interested in the history of art as well as for students and researchers in cultural studies and museum studies."--Provided by publisher.Art museumsSocial aspectsMaterial cultureSocial aspectsArt appreciationHistorySensory evaluationArt museumsSocial aspects.Material cultureSocial aspects.Art appreciationHistory.Sensory evaluation.708Classen Constance1957-1802267UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910973532903321The museum of the senses4347844UNINA