Museums and memory
By: edited by Susan A. Crane.
Contributors: Crane, Susan A.
Series: Cultural sitings
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2000-01-01
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Culture -- Historiography.; History -- Philosophy.; Memory (Philosophy); Museum exhibits -- Historiography.; Museums -- Historiography.; Museums -- Philosophy.
Description: "The essays in this volume consider museums from personal experience and historical study, and from the memories of museum visitors, curators, and scholars." "Representing a variety of fields - history, anthropology, art history, and museum scholarship - the contributors discuss museums across the disciplinary boundaries that have separated art museums from natural history museums or local history museums from national galleries."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-252) and index.

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