A Living Exhibition: The Smithsonian and the Transformation of the Universal Museum

by William S. Walker

Book Overview

Since its founding in 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," the Smithsonian Institution has been an important feature of the American cultural landscape. In A Living Exhibition, William S. Walker examines the tangled history of cultural exhibition at the Smithsonian from its early years to the chartering of the National Museum of the American Indian in 1989. He tracks the transformation of the institution from its original...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625340265
• ISBN13: 9781625340269
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"