The Museum Is Open

Towards a Transnational History of Museums 1750-1940

Andrea Meyer, Bénédicte Savoy

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De Gruyter
15 December 2013

The Arts: General & Reference; History of art: pre-history; History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; Renaissance art; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Art & design styles: Baroque; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Museums & museology; Social & cultural history

Series: Contact Zones

Museumswissenschaft, Museumsanalyse, Museumsgeschichte, Museumstheorien … – neben Bezeichnungen wie Museologie und Museumskunde haben in den letzten Jahren Komposita Verwendung gefunden, die vor allem eines vor Augen führen: das zunehmende wissenschaftliche Interesse an Museen. Bis heute kehrt dabei das Argument stets wieder, dass die Institution maßgeblicher Schauplatz nationaler Identitätsbildung gewesen sei. Der Band rückt hingegen das Museum als Produkt grenzüberschreitender Austausch- und Transferprozesse von circa

75

bis

94

in den Mittelpunkt.

Edited by: Andrea Meyer, Bénédicte Savoy
Imprint: De Gruyter
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: New edition
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 170mm, Width: 240mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 656g
ISBN: 9783110298802
ISBN 10: 3110298805
Series: Contact Zones
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 15 December 2013
Recommended Age: College Graduate Student
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Museum Is Open: Towards a Transnational History of Museums 1750-1940

""This wide-ranging essay collection offers insights into the transnational museum as both monumental site and 'spatial fiction'."" Tom Stammers in: Journal of the History of Collections 10/2014