From Museum Critique to the Critical Museum

From Museum Critique to the Critical Museum
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9781472422354
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Download or read book From Museum Critique to the Critical Museum written by Dr Katarzyna Murawska-Muthesius and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the late nineteenth century, museums have been cited as tools of imperialism and colonialism, as strongholds of patriarchalism, masculinism, homophobia and xenophobia, and accused both of elitism and commercialism. But, could the museum absorb and benefit from its critique, turning into a critical museum, into the site of resistance rather than ritual? This book looks at the ways in which the museum could use its collections, its cultural authority, its auratic space and resources to give voice to the underprivileged, and to take an active part in contemporary and at times controversial issues. Drawing together both major museum professionals and academics, it examines the theoretical concept of the critical museum, and uses case studies of engaged art institutions from different parts of the world. It reaches beyond the usual focus on western Europe, America, and ‘the World’, including voices from, as well as about, eastern European museums, which have rarely been discussed in museum studies books so far.


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