Exhibiting Dilemmas

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Exhibiting Dilemmas

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Author : Amy Henderson
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2016-06-21

Exhibiting Dilemmas written by Amy Henderson and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-21 with Art categories.

In twelve essays on such diverse Smithsonian Institution holdings as the Hope Diamond, the Wright Flyer, wooden Zuni carvings, and the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth lunch counter that became a symbol of the Civil Rights movement, Exhibiting Dilemmas explores a wide range of social, political, and ethical questions faced by museum curators in their roles as custodians of culture. Focusing on the challenges posed by the transformation of exhibitions from object-driven “cabinets of curiosities” to idea-driven sources of education and entertainment, the contributors—all Smithsonian staff members—provide a lively and sometimes provocative discussion of the increasingly complex enterprise of acquiring and displaying objects in a museum setting.

The Enola Gay And The Smithsonian Institution

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Author : Charles T. O’Reilly
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-01-24

The Enola Gay And The Smithsonian Institution written by Charles T. O’Reilly and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-24 with History categories.

On August 6, 1945, the B-29 Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, which ushered on the end of World War II. For the 50th anniversary of this major event in world history, the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution produced an exhibit. A controversy erupted, however, over the exhibit's historical authenticity. Veterans, for example, complained that the museum displayed a misrepresented version of history. After concisely covering the background of the Enola Gay and its mission, this study focuses on the controversy surrounding the museum exhibit. Issues covered include casualty figures, ethical questions, and political correctness, among others. The viewpoints of such groups as museum personnel, exhibit organizers, veterans, and historians are covered. Appendices offer information on content analysis of the National Air and Space Museum exhibit script, non-museum materials that were intended to complement the exhibit script, and the importance of full disclosure in research.

Cabinets For The Curious

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Author : Ken Arnold
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02

Cabinets For The Curious written by Ken Arnold and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with History categories.

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 that we can do much to reassess the rationale that inspires contemporary collections through a study of seventeenth century museums. England's first museums were quite literally wonderful; founded that is on the disciplined application of the faculty of wonder. The type of wonder employed was not that post-Romantic idea of disbelief, but rather an active form of curiosity developed during the Renaissance, particularly by the individuals who set about gathering objects and founding museums to further their enquiries. The argument put forward in this book is that this museological practice of using objects actually to create, as well as disseminate knowledge makes just as much sense today as it did in the seventeenth century and, further, that the best way of reinvigorating contemporary museums, is to return to that form of wonder. By taking such a comparative approach, this book works both as a scholarly historical text, and as an historically informed analysis of the key issues facing today's museums. As such, it will prove essential reading both for historians of collecting and museums, and for anyone interested in the philosophies of modern museum management.

Now Showing

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Author : Mary Alice Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Now Showing written by Mary Alice Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Historical museums categories.

Presidential Temples

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Author : Benjamin Hufbauer
language : en
Publisher: CultureAmerica
Release Date : 2005

Presidential Temples written by Benjamin Hufbauer and has been published by CultureAmerica this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Architecture categories.

This book explores the visual and material cultures of presidential commemoration--memorials and monuments, libraries and archives--and the problematic ways in which presidents themselves have largely taken over their own commemoration. The author sees these various commemorative sites as playing a key role in the construction of our collective political and cultural self-images and as another sign of our preoccupation with celebrity culture. Ultimately, he contends, these presidential temples reflect not only our civil religion but also the extraordinary expansion of executive authority--and presidential self-commemoration--since FDR.

Material History Review

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

Material History Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Canada categories.

Artnews

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956

Artnews written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Art categories.

Beeton S Dictionary Of Literature Fine Arts And Amusements

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Author : Samuel Orchart Beeton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888

Beeton S Dictionary Of Literature Fine Arts And Amusements written by Samuel Orchart Beeton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with categories.

Issues In Americanisation And Culture

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Author : Neil Campbell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

Issues In Americanisation And Culture written by Neil Campbell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.

This textbook offers students an interdisciplinary and theoretically informed understanding of the cultural processes of Americanisation.

Journal Of Mesoamerican Studies

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

Journal Of Mesoamerican Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Central America categories.