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A living exhibition : the Smithsonian and the transformation of the universal museum

Introduction: the changing universal museum -- The universal museum: shaping cultural exhibition at the Smithsonian -- History and technology: a new museum, a new era -- Open education: the Festival of American Folklife and the transformation of space at the Smithsonian -- Inclusion or separation? T...

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Main Author: Walker, William S. (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press , 2013
Series:Public History in Historical Perspective
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Online Access:http://kunst.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/jstor-ebooks-art/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5vkb4k
Related Items:Print version: Living exhibition
Author Notes:William S. Walker
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Art, Design and Photography
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Summary:Introduction: the changing universal museum -- The universal museum: shaping cultural exhibition at the Smithsonian -- History and technology: a new museum, a new era -- Open education: the Festival of American Folklife and the transformation of space at the Smithsonian -- Inclusion or separation? The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and the Festival of American Folklife's American Indian programs -- Finding national unity through cultural diversity: the Smithsonian and the Bicentennial -- A family of humankind: the making and unmaking of a museum of man at the Smithsonian -- Epilogue: Is it possible to see it all?
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 291 pages)
ISBN:9781625340269
1613762690
1625340257
1625340265
9781625340252
9781613762691