A young girl tours and twirls through museum galleries experiencing different emotions evoked by different styles of art, and then expresses her energy and inspiration when she finds an empty canvas.
The idea that posing, laughing, and curious questions are all appropriate museum behavior may be a new one for both children and parents, and knowing this is sure to make for more enjoyable museum visits." —School Library Journal "For ...
This book explores the concepts of "crisis" as it relates to museums in the United States, exploring how museums have dealt with challenges ranging from depression and war to pandemic and philosophical uncertainty.
Using examples of the greatest cultural institutions to shape the narrative, this book outlines the history of the museum movement, tracking the evolution from princely collections in Europe and the Enlightenment’s classically inspired ...
B-25 Directory of Historical Societies and Agencies in the United States and Canada. ... historic houses and house museums in the United States, Eastman's unusual volume differs from other directories devoted to the same subject by ...
The Museum: Mixed Metaphors, Fred Wilson
Right Aerial View of the Crown Building, formerly known as the Heckscher Building, which first housed MoMA, and the Vanderbilt Mansion, New York, c. 1921 Far right West 53rd Street façade of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, ...
Goldberg, “The Enola Gay Affair: What Evidence Counts When We Commemorate Historical Events?,” Osiris 14, no. ... 1996); and, more recently, Robert Newman, Enola Gay and the Court of History (New York: P. Lang, 2004). 28.
The book concludes with a comprehensive general subject index. This work will be an important reference tool for museum professionals and cultural historians, as well as for courses in museum studies.