Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Storytelling exhibitions : identity, truth and wonder
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Place
Date
2021?
Physical Description
xiv, 171 pages : illustrations (color) ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781350105935
1350105937
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Contents
1 - Story
Dynamic area of practice
Breaking with convention
Why story?
Developing the story
Expressing the 'Big Idea'
Who is it for?
Can tech provide 'super powers' for the future exhibition?
A fundamental part of exhibitions
2 ? Authorship
Who can make an exhibition?
Is the world of exhibitions changing?
Empowering 'activist' exhibitions
Curation and co-curation
Museums working with their communities
Contested histories
3 ? Exhibits
The 'ingredients' of exhibitions
Contemporary collecting and the 'activist' exhibition
Using exhibition assets
The 'stuff' of future exhibitions
4 ? Identity
Museums of identity
A new narrative
An opportunity
The complex legacies of world museums
Repatriation
A new chapter for the storytelling exhibition
5 ? Wonder
The feeling of 'awe'
Fun
6 ? Truth
A raging dispute
Reconstructing events
Superpowers
Using new techniques to represent people, the possibilities of new technologies
Exploring fake news
The future of the real
7 ? Virtual
Going online
Making a virtual exhibition from scratch
How artists reach their audiences
Translating the viral success of a video into tangible benefits
The impact of Covid-19
An online exhibition
Virtual tours
A 'live' platform
How museums can use new platforms
Standout online exhibitions
An 'elastic' approach
8 - Future
A future story
The increased use of digital collections in museums
Communication of wonder
Museums and truth
Balancing physical and online experience
Sustainability
Exhibition makers of tomorrow
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Credits
Index
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references and index
Collection Type
Reading Room
Last Update
06 Dec 2024
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