Do museums still need objects? / Steven Conn.
| Author/creator | Conn, Steven |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010. |
| Description | 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The arts and intellectual life in modern America Arts and intellectual life in modern America. ^A707797 |
| Contents | Introduction: Thinking about museums -- Do museums still need objects? -- Whose objects? Whose culture? The contexts of repatriation -- Where is the East? -- Where have all the grown-ups gone? -- The birth and the death of a museum -- Museums, public space, and civic identity. |
| Abstract | Conn ranges across a wide variety of museum types--from art and anthropology to science and commercial museums--asking questions about the relationship between museums and knowledge, about the connection between culture and politics, about the role of museums in representing non-Western societies, and about public institutions and the changing nature of their constituencies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-255) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009012615 |
| ISBN | 9780812241907 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0812241908 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | AM11 .C63 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |