New Museum Theory and Practice
Subtitle: An Introduction
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: September 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781405105590
Subjects: Museums & Museology; Museum techniques; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Museum exhibits; Political aspects; Business & Economics / Museum Administration & Museology; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General
First sentence: Most frequently compared to the temple or the cathedral, the museum is, in fact, closer in age to building types such as the prison, the railway station, or the department store.