Lc Classification Number
Am5
Reviews
"Combining important historical texts, classic critical analyses, and current commentary on the museum, this anthology is a unique resource for Museum Studies. It is especially useful in assembling sophisticated discussions of many kinds of institutions, including museums of art, history, anthropology, and natural history." Bruce Altshuler, New York University "The rich diversity of contexts and commentaries in this collection reveals the fascination of the museum not only for curators and museologists, but also for anthropologists, architects, politicians, historians, critics, and poets. The breadth of the survey is a timely reminder that the condition of our museums is - and has always been - a barometer of social attitudes and change." Helen Rees Leahy, University of Manchester, "Combining important historical texts, classic critical analyses, and current commentary on the museum, this anthology is a unique resource for Museum Studies. It is especially useful in assembling sophisticated discussions of many kinds of institutions, including museums of art, history, anthropology, and natural history." Bruce Altshuler, New York University"The rich diversity of contexts and commentaries in this collection reveals the fascination of the museum not only for curators and museologists, but also for anthropologists, architects, politicians, historians, critics, and poets. The breadth of the survey is a timely reminder that the condition of our museums is and has always been a barometer of social attitudes and change." Helen Rees Leahy, University of Manchester
Table of Content
General Introduction: Museum / Studies And The & "Eccentric Space & " Of An AnthologyAcknowledgementsPart I: Museology: A Collection Of Contexts:Editor & 's Introduction1. Foreword: Germain Bazin (Late Of L & ' & École Du Louvre)2. The Museum: Its Classical Etymology And Renaissance Genealogy: Paula Findlen (Stanford University)3. The Universal Survey Museum: Carol Duncan And Alan Wallach (Ramapo Col&le≥ College Of William And Mary)4. Brain Of The Earth & 's Body: Museums And The Framing Of Modernity: Donald Preziosi (University Of California, Los Angeles)5. The Museum Refuses To Stand Still: Kenneth Hudson (Late, Independent Scholar)6. The Mirror And The Tomb: Africa, Museums, And Memory: Fran & Çoise Lionnet (University Of California, Los Angeles)7. Seeing Through Solidity: A Feminist Perspective On Museums: Gaby Porter: (Independent Scholar)8. Museums Of & 'Human Suffering & ' And The Struggle For Human Rights: Terence M. Duffy (University Of Ulster)Meditation9. At The Holocaust Museum: Alice Friman (Independent Scholar)Part II: States Of & "Nature & " In The Museum:Natural History, Anthropology, EthnologyEditor & 's Introduction10. To The Citizens Of The United States Of America: Charles Willson Peale (Late, Philadelphia Museum)11. Letter Of 1863 To Mr. Thomas G. Cary: Louis Agassiz (Late Of Harvard University)12. The Development Of Ethnological Museums: Robert Goldwater (Late Of The City University Of New York And New York University)13. Museums Of Ethnology And Their Classification: Franz Boas (Late Of Columbia University)14. The Constitution Of Nature: Taxonomy As Politics In Jefferson, Peale, And Bartram: Christopher Looby (University Of California, Los Angeles)15. Magnificent Intentions: Washington, D.C., And American Anthropology In 1846: Curtis Hinsley (Northern Arizona University)16. Ethnology: A Science On Display: Fabrice Grognet (Mus & Ée De l & 'Homme)17. Ambiguous Messages And Ironic Twists: Into The Heart Of Africa And The Other Museum: Enid Schildkrout (American Museum Of National History, New York, And Columbia University)18. Thinking And Doing Otherwise: Anthropological Theory In Exhibitionary Practice: Mary Bouquet (University Of Utrecht)19. Museum Matters: Gyan Prakash (Princeton University)Meditation20. What White Publishers Won & 't Print: Zora Neale Hurston (Late, Independent Scholar)Part III: The Status Of Nations And The Museum:Editor & 's Introduction21. Selections From & "On The Museum Of Art & " (Introductory Addresses On The Science And Art Department And The South Kensington Museum, Delivered 1857): J.C. Robinson (Late, Independent Scholar)22. Museums And The Formation Of National And Cultural Identities: Annie E. Coombes (Birkbeck College, University Of London)23. Fracturing The Imperial Mind: Eleanor Heartney (Independent Scholar)24. Presidential Address To The Museums Association, Maidstone Conference, 1909: Henry Balfour (Late Of Pitt-Rivers Museum And University Museum, Oxford)25. Picturing Feminism, Selling Liberalism: The Case Of The Disappearing Holbein: Jordanna Bailkin (University Of Washington)26. The Architectural Museum From World & 's Fair To Restoration Village: Edward N. Kaufman (Independent Scholar)27. Addresses On The Occasion Of The Opening Of The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, NYC : Robert W. De Forest, Grosvenor Atterbury, Elihu Root28. Telling The Story Of America: Elizabeth Broun (Smithsonian American Art Museum)29. Some Thoughts About National Museums At The End Of The Century: Roger G. Kennedy (Independent Scholar)Meditation30. The Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford: James Fenton (Poet)Part IV: Locating History In The Museum:Editor & 's Introduction31. Local Museums: Sir William Henry Flower (Late Of Anthropological Institute Of Great Britain And Ireland)32. Memory, Distortion And History In The Museum: Susan Crane (University Of Arizona)33. Collecting Ideas And Art
Copyright Date
2003
Topic
Museum Administration & Museology, Museum Studies
Lccn
2003-014048
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Genre
Art, Business & Economics
