Civilizing rituals : inside public art museums / Carol Duncan.

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Duncan, Carol, author. aut

Title & Author:

Civilizing rituals : inside public art museums / Carol Duncan.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Description:

x, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Re visions (London, England)

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-173) and index.
The art museum as ritual -- From the princely gallery to the public art museum: the Louvre Museum and the National Gallery, London -- Public spaces, private interests: municipal art museums in New York and Chicago -- Something eternal: the Donor Memorial -- The modern art museum: it's a man's world.

Summary:

This book considers the material conditions in which the production and consumption of art takes place, looking at how art is presented to the community and how art museums are shaped by cultural, social and political determinants.

Resources:
1995.
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ISBN:

0415070112
9780415070119
0415070120 (pbk.)
9780415070126 (pbk.)
9780203978719
0203978714

Subject:

Art museums Social aspects.
Art museum attendance.
Art Museums Social aspects.
Art Musées Aspect social.
Art Musées Fréquentation.
Musées d'art Fréquentation.
Kunstmusea.
Antropologische aspecten.
Sociologische aspecten.
Musées Publics.
Art Musées Sociologie.
Art Musées Publics.
Museums

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Re visions (London, England)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 120346
Call No.: ID N430.D8; ID:95-B2048
Status: Available

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