New Museum Theory and Practice An Introduction

by Marstine, Janet

• ISBN13: 9781405105583
• ISBN10: 1405105585
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-30
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum practice. This lively introduction, comprised of essays authored by curators, archivists, scholars, teachers, and conservators from around the world including the Tate, the Smithsonian, and the Experience Music Project and from all levels of museum studies, examines the incendiary issues currently raging in the field. Complete with editorial introductions, questions for students, and a comprehensive bibliography, the volume surveys the concerns of the museum in language accessible to undergraduate and graduate students of art history, studio art, and museum studies.

Author Biography

Janet Marstine is an art historian who has taught at Bowdoin College and Central Washington University. She has curated several exhibitions and is now working on new approaches to student and faculty exhibitions.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	viii
Preface: How to Use this Book	x
Acknowledgments	xii
Introduction	1	(36)
Janet Marstine
Part I Defining New Museum Theory	37	(164)
A Surveys and Groundwork	39	(68)
1 Editor's Introduction	41	(23)
THE ARCHITECTURE IS THE MUSEUM	41	(23)
Michaela Giebelhausen
Questions for Discussion	60	(4)
2 Editor's Introduction	64	(21)
FEMINIST CURATORIAL STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES SINCE THE 1970's	65	(20)
Katy Deepwell
Questions for Discussion	80	(5)
3 Editor's Introduction	85	(22)
NEW ART, NEW CHALLENGES: THE CHANGING FACE OF CONSERVATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY	86	(23)
Rachel Barker and Patricia Smithen
Questions for Discussion	103	(4)
B Case Studies in Contemporary Practice	107	(96)
4 Editor's Introduction	109	(94)
HOW WE STUDY HISTORY MUSEUMS: OR CULTURAL STUDIES AT MONTICELLO	109	(21)
Eric Gable
Questions for Discussion	126	(3)
5 Editor's Introduction	129	(1)
SPECTACLE AND DEMOCRACY: EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT AS A POST-MUSEUM	130	(23)
Chris Bruce
Questions for Discussion	149	(3)
6 Editor's Introduction	152	(1)
REVEALING AND CONCEALING: MUSEUMS, OBJECTS, AND THE TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE IN ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA	153	(26)
Moira G. Simpson
Questions for Discussion	174	(4)
7 Editor's Introduction	178	(1)
RESTRUCTURING SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUMS: REALITY AND RHETORIC WITHIN CAPE TOWN	179	(24)
Julie L. McGee
Questions for Discussion	196	(5)
Part II Looking to the Future: Theory into Practice	201	(2)
8 Editor's Introduction	203	(105)
THE CRITICAL MUSEUM VISITOR	203	(23)
Margaret Lindauer
Questions for Discussion	223	(3)
9 Editor's Introduction	226	(18)
VISITING THE VIRTUAL MUSEUM: ART AND EXPERIENCE ONLINE	226	(22)
Lianne McTavish
Questions for Discussion	244	(3)
10 Editor's Introduction	247	(16)
REFRAMING STUDIO ART PRODUCTION AND CRITIQUE	248	(18)
Helen Klebesadel
Questions for Discussion	263	(3)
11 Editor's Introduction	266	(26)
THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AND GALLERY: A SITE FOR INSTITUTIONAL CRITIQUE AND A FOCUS OF THE CURRICULUM	267	(25)
Lyndel King and Janet Marstine
Questions for Discussion	288	(4)
12 Editor's Introduction	292	(16)
MUSEUM ARCHIVES AS RESOURCES FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY	293	(15)
Lois Marie Fink
Questions for Discussion	306	(2)
Bibliography	308	(14)
Index	322