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Author Goodnow, Katherine J.

Title Challenge and transformation : museums in Cape Town and Sydney / Katherine J. Goodnow ; with Jack Lohman & Jatti Bredekamp
Published Paris : UNESCO-BPI, 2006

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Description 221 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Series Museums and diversity
Museums and diversity.
Contents Contents : Introduction to the series. Design and diversity : future world museums / Jack Lohman -- Museums in Cape Town and Sydney. Introduction and overview -- Across museums : shared forms of challenge and change -- Ethnographic collections in natural history museums : the South African Museum -- Sydney's Australian Museum and its Indigenous Australians gallery -- Historic sites : Cape Town -- The Museum of Sydney : on the site of the first government house -- The South African National Gallery -- The Yiribana Gallery : Sydney -- Future steps / Kathering Goodnow
Summary This publication looks at how change takes place in museums. Built around a series of case studies outlining the way ethnographic museums, historic sites and art galleries come to terms with issues of diversity and change, it is devoted to exploring diversity and promoting intercultural dialogue in museum practice.--Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221)
Subject Museums and minorities -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
Museums and minorities -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney
Museums -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
Museums and minorities -- South Africa -- Cape Town.
Museums -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney
Museums -- South Africa -- Cape Town.
Author Bredekamp, Jatti.
Lohman, Jack, 1958-
Unesco.
ISBN 9232028166 (paperback)
Other Titles Museums in Cape Town and Sydney