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Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge

Paperback • 1992 • English

Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge

By Eilean Hooper-Greenhill

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About the book

Museums have been active in shaping knowledge over the last six hundred years. Yet what is their function within today's society? At the present time, when funding is becoming increasingly scarce, difficult questions are being asked about the justification of museums. Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge presents a critical survey of major changes in current assumptions about the nature of museums. Through the examination of case studies, Eilean Hooper-Greenhill reveals a variety of different ro...Show more

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ISBN

9780415070317

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

1992

Language

English

Original title

Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge

Format

Paperback

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