Reflections of a culture broker
Subtitle: a view from the Smithsonian
By: Richard Kurin.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press; Smithsonian Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
Subjects: Smithsonian Institution -- Management; Smithsonian Institution -- Public relations; Anthropological museums and collections -- Washington (D.C.) -- Management; Museum exhibits -- Political aspects -- United States; Museum techniques -- United States; Culture conflict -- United States; United States -- Cultural policy
Description: Is culture brokered like stocks, real estate, or marriage? In this engaging book, Richard Kurin shows that cultures are always mediated and indeed brokered by countries, organizations, communities, and individuals - all with their own vision of the truth and varying abilities to impose it on others.

Arguing that cultural exhibits reflect a series of decisions about representing someone, someplace, and something, Reflections of a Culture Broker discusses the ethical and technical problems faced by not only those who practice in a museum setting but also anyone charged with representing culture in a public forum.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-307) and index.