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Cabinets For The Curious

Hardcover • 2006 • English

Cabinets For The Curious

By Ken Arnold

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About the book

The last few years has, within museums, witnessed nothing short of a revolution. Worried that the very institution was itself in danger of becoming a dusty, forgotten, culturally irrelevant exhibit, vigorous efforts have been made to reshape the museum mission. Fearing that history was coming to be ignored by modern society, many institutions have instead marketed a de-intellectualised heritage, overly relying on computer technology to captivate a contemporary audience. The theme of this work is...Show more

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ISBN

9780754605065

Publisher

Ashgate Publishing Limited

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

Cabinets For The Curious

Format

Hardcover

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