Full Description
This handbook gives students essential museum-going guidance to help them make the most of their experience seeing art outside of the classroom. Case studies, a list of major museums in the United States as well as key cities across the world are incorporated into the text.
Contents
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction SECTION IChapter 1 Defining the Museum Chapter 2 Mapping the Museum Chapter 3 Presenting the Art Chapter 4 How Do Museums Know What They Know? SECTION II: You and the Art Chapter 5 Taking about Art Chapter 6 Writing about Art Chapter 7 What Is the Meaning of the Art? Chapter 8 Art and Its Context SECTION III: You, the Art, and the Museum Chapter 9 Ongoing Challenges Chapter 10 Inside the Art Museum APPENDIXES GLOSSARY
