Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2010.
Physical Description:
262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-255) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Thinking about museums -- Do museums still need objects? -- Whose objects? Whose culture? The contexts of repatriation -- Where is the East? -- Where have all the grown-ups gone? -- The birth and the death of a museum -- Museums, public space, and civic identity.
Subject Terms:
Museums -- United States -- History -- 20th century. | Museum exhibits -- United States -- History -- 20th century. | Museums -- Collection management -- United States -- History -- 20th century. | Cultural property -- United States -- History -- 20th century. | Art objects -- United States -- History -- 20th century. | Museums -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century. | Museums -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.