Title: Who Owns Americas Past
Description: "From an insider's perspective, Robert C. Post ... offers insight into the politics of display and the interpretation of history. Never before has a book about the Smithsonian detailed the recent and dramatic shift from collection-driven shows, with artifacts meant to speak for themselves, to concept-driven exhibitions, in which objects aim to tell a story, displayed like illustrations in a book"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Museums, united states, Smithsonian institution, United states, history, History, Public history, Museums, Social aspects, Political aspects