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Textbook
A Companion to Museum StudiesISBN: 978-1-4443-3405-0
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592 pages
August 2010, ©2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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A Companion to Museum Studies captures the multidisciplinary approach to the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society.
- Collects first-rate original essays by leading figures from a range of disciplines and theoretical stances, including anthropology, art history, history, literature, sociology, cultural studies, and museum studies
- Examines the complexity of the museum from cultural, political, curatorial, historical and representational perspectives
- Covers traditional subjects, such as space, display, buildings, objects and collecting, and more contemporary challenges such as visiting, commerce, community and experimental exhibition forms
