Full Description
Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics is an accessible guide for the student approaching Museum and Gallery Studies for the first time. Taking a global view, it covers the key ideas, approaches and contentious issues in the field. Balancing theory and practice, the book address important questions such as:
What are museums and galleries?
Who decides which kinds of objects are worthy of collection?
How are museums and galleries funded?
What ethical concerns do practitioners need to consider?
How is the field of Museum and Gallery Studies developing?
This user-friendly text is an essential read for anyone wishing to work within museums and galleries, or seeking to understand academic debates in the field.
Contents
Introduction; 1. First principles; 2. Collecting and collections; 3.Display, interpretation, learning; 4. Economics: The Business of Culture; 5. Politics and Society: Power and authority; 6. Identity and Representation; 7. Continuing Controversies and Conflicts; 8. Current Debates and Future Prospects
