Re-Imagining the Museum: Beyond the Mausoleum

By Andrea Witcomb

Book Overview

Re-Imagining the Museum presents new interpretations of museum history and contemporary museum practices.

Through a range of case studies from the UK, North America and Australia, Andrea Witcomb moves away from the idea that museums are always 'conservative' to suggest they have a long history of engaging with popular culture and addressing a variety of audiences. She argues that museums are key mediators between high and popular culture and between government, media practitioners, cultural policy-makers and museums professionals.

Analyzing links between museums and the media, looking at the role of museums in cities, and discussing the effects on museums of cultural policies, Re-Imagining the Museum presents a vital tool in the study of museum practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415220998
• ISBN13: 9780415220996
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.9"