Defining the Modern Museum: A Case Study of the Challenges of Exchange

by Lianne McTavish

Defining the Modern Museum is a fascinating exploration of the museum as a cultural institution. Emphasizing museums' relationship to schools, libraries, and government agencies, this interdisciplinary study challenges long-standing assumptions about museums - revealing their messy, uncertain origins, and belying the standard narrative of their educational purpose having been corrupted by corporate goals.

Using theoretical models and extensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442644435
• ISBN13: 9781442644434
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"