| Description |
266 pages : illustrations (some colour), map, portraits (some colour) ; 27 cm |
| Series |
Art and its histories ; bk. 6 |
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Art and its histories ; bk. 6
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| Contents |
Introduction / Emma Barker -- Pt. 1. The Changing Museum -- Introduction / Emma Barker. 1. The modern art museum / Christoph Grunenberg. 2. The museum in a postmodern era: the Musee d'Orsay / Emma Barker. 3. The Sainsbury Wing and beyond: the National Gallery today / Emma Barker and Anabel Thomas -- Pt. 2. Exhibition-ism -- Introduction / Emma Barker. 4. Exhibitions of contemporary art / Sandy Nairne. 5. Exhibiting the canon: the blockbuster show / Emma Barker. 6. Africa on display: exhibiting art by Africans / Elsbeth Court -- Pt. 3. Art in the Wider Culture -- Introduction / Emma Barker. 7. The museum in the community: the new Tates / Emma Barker. 8. Heritage and the country house / Emma Barker. 9. Contemporary art in Ireland, part one: institutions, viewers and artists / Nick Webb and Emma Barker. 10. Contemporary art in Ireland, part two: Alice Maher and Willie Doherty - location, identity and practice / Fionna Barber -- Conclusion / Emma Barker |
| Notes |
Series numbering taken from book jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Art museums -- Public relations.
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Art -- Exhibition techniques.
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Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Museum techniques.
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Museums -- Administration.
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Museums -- Educational aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| Author |
Barker, Emma, editor
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Open University.
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| LC no. |
99011436 |
| ISBN |
0300077823 (cased) |
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0300077831 (paperback) |
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