Museums and the public sphere /

• Main Author: Barrett, Jennifer (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Subjects: Μουσεία > Κοινωνικές απόψεις; Μουσεία και κοινότητα; Μουσεία > Φιλοσοφία; Δημόσιοι χώροι > Κοινωνικές απόψεις

Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums around the world as sites of democratic public space. Explores the role of museums around the world as sites of public discourse and democracy Examines the changing idea of the museum in relation to other public sites and spaces, includi...

Table of Contents:

• Museums and the Public Sphere
• Contents
• List of Images
• Introduction
• 1 The Public Sphere
• 2 Historical Discourses of the Museum
• 3 The Museum as Public Space
• 4 Audience, Community, and Public
• 5 The Museum as Public Intellectual
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Index
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