| Description |
187 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Beginnings -- Paris and London, 1760-1870 -- Berlin, 1900-1930 -- New York, 1930-1950 -- Europe, 1945-1970 -- Paris, 1970-1980 -- After the Centre Pompidou -- The "discovery" of the audience -- Artists -- Politics -- Architecture 1: making and remaking museums -- An experiment: the global museum -- Architecture 2: museum makeovers -- Modes of display -- Bouvard and Pécuchet: epilogue -- Democracy of spectacle: the museum revisited |
| Summary |
Art dealer, publisher, and writer Karsten Schubert traces the concept of the museum from the opening of the Louvre, through to the mid-20th century shift from heralding ancient work to supporting living artists, to the current popularity of buildings by ''starchitects.'' This landmark third edition adds a provocative essay, ''Democracy of Spectacle,'' discussing the recent trend of museums adopting a populist and income-based business model. Schubert includes an engrossing history of the Metropolitan Museum and MoMA from 1930-1950, and of the unprecedented success of museums in the 1980s and 1990s in Europe and the United States. This unique volume will completely change the way you look at museums |
| Analysis |
Museum techniques History |
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Museums History |
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Museums Philosophy History |
| Notes |
First edition published: 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Museum techniques -- History.
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Museums -- History.
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Museums -- Philosophy -- History.
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| ISBN |
1905464207 (paperback) |
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9781905464203 (paperback) |
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