Contemporary curating and museum education /
"Museum directors are beginning to question the role of their museums in the production of knowledge and participation, in creating links between the present and the past. Museum education has evolved as a practice in its own right, questioning, expanding, and transforming exhibitions and insti...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Mörsch, Carmen. Sachs, Angeli. Sieber, Thomas, 1961- |
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Bielefeld : Transcript Verlag, ©2017. |
| Series: | Edition Museum ;
Bd. 14. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | "Museum directors are beginning to question the role of their museums in the production of knowledge and participation, in creating links between the present and the past. Museum education has evolved as a practice in its own right, questioning, expanding, and transforming exhibitions and institutions. How does museum work change if we conceive of curating and education as an integrated practice? In this anthology, international scholars employed at a range of museums address this question. For anyone interested in the future of these institutions, this book explores diverse approaches to translating the "grand designs" of critical museology into practice."--Publisher description In the context of critical museology, museums are questioning their social role, defining the museum as a site for knowledge exchange and participation in creating links between past and present. Museum education has evolved as a practice in its own right, questioning, expanding and transforming exhibitions and institutions. How does museum work change if we conceive of curating and education as an integrated practice?<br> This question is addressed by international contributors from different types of museums. For anyone interested in the future of museums, it offers insights into the diversity of positions and experiences of translating the »grand designs« of museology into practice. |
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| Item Description: | Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-305). |
| ISBN: | 3837630803 3839430801 9783837630800 9783839430804 |
| Author Notes: | Angeli Sachs (Prof.), born 1956, is an art historian, head of the Master of Arts in Art Education and the Specialization Curatorial Studies at Zurich University of the Arts as well as curator at the Museum of Design Zurich. Thomas Sieber (Prof.), born 1961, is a cultural historian and teaches with a focus on cultural and museum studies at Zurich University of the Arts. |