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The Birth of the Museum

Paperback • 1995 • English

The Birth of the Museum

By Tony Bennett

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About the book

In a series of richly detailed case studies from Britian, Australia and North America, Tony Bennett investigates how nineteenth- and twentieth-century museums, fairs and exhibitions have organized their collections, and their visitors. Discussing the historical development of museums alongside that of the fair and the international exhibition, Bennett sheds new light upon the relationship between modern forms of official and popular culture. Using Foucaltian perspectives The Birth of the Museum ...Show more

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9780415053884

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

1995

Language

English

Original title

The Birth of the Museum

Format

Paperback

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