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9780520251267

The Art Museum from Boullee to Bilbao

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520251267

  • ISBN10:

    0520251261

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-01-02
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr

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Summary

Art museums have emerged in recent decades as the most vibrant and popular of all cultural institutions. Though art museums have never been more popular, their direction and values are now being contested as never before--both in the media and in the art world itself. This engaging thematic history of the art museum from its inception in the eighteenth century to the present offers an essential framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boulleacute;e in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, it explores key aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; collecting, classification, and display; the public; commercialism; and restitution and repatriation. The only single volume to give a comprehensive account of the issues critical to museums, the book also highlights the challenges they will face in the future.

Author Biography

Andrew McClellan, Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Art History at Tufts University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introductionp. 1
Ideals and Missionp. 13
Architecturep. 53
Collecting, Classification, and Displayp. 107
The Publicp. 155
Commercialismp. 193
Restitution and Repatriationp. 233
Conclusionp. 269
Appendixp. 275
Notesp. 277
List of Illustrationsp. 329
Indexp. 333
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