Towards a new museum
By: Victoria Newhouse.
Publisher: Monacelli Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Art museum architecture; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Description: In this unprecedented investigation, architectural historian Victoria Newhouse challenges many hitherto accepted premises of museum design. She demonstrates that new museums - with a social function equal in importance to that of the 19th-century opera house - are often still based on old concepts that no longer apply to contemporary art forms. This unvarnished analysis is informed by interviews with museum directors and curators, collectors, artists and the architects themselves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-281) and index.