Exhibiting Dilemmas : Issues of Representation at the Smithsonian
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1560984449
ISBN-13
9781560984443
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Imprint
Smithsonian Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 17th, 1999
Print length
292 Pages
Weight
408 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Museology & heritage studiesMuseum, historic sites, gallery & art guides
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In twelve essays on such diverse Smithsonian Institution holdings as the Hope Diamond, the Wright Flyer, wooden Zuni carvings, and the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth lunch counter that became a symbol of the Civil Rights movement, Exhibiting Dilemmas explores a wide range of social, political, and ethical questions faced by museum curators in their roles as custodians of culture.
Focusing on the challenges posed by the transformation of exhibitions from object-driven “cabinets of curiosities” to idea-driven sources of education and entertainment, the contributors—all Smithsonian staff members—provide a lively and sometimes provocative discussion of the increasingly complex enterprise of acquiring and displaying objects in a museum setting.
Focusing on the challenges posed by the transformation of exhibitions from object-driven “cabinets of curiosities” to idea-driven sources of education and entertainment, the contributors—all Smithsonian staff members—provide a lively and sometimes provocative discussion of the increasingly complex enterprise of acquiring and displaying objects in a museum setting.
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