Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Creating the British Galleries at the V&A : a study in museology
Other Name
Annali del laboratorio museotecnico ; 4 (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
V&A Publications in association with Laboratorio Museotecnico Goppion
Place
Date
Circa 2004
Physical Description
283 p., xxxii p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 31cm.
ISBN/ISSN
1851774513
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
English ed.
Subject Category
Content
Introduction / Christopher Wilk
1. British decorative and fine art at the V&A before the British Galleries / Anthony Burton
2. The concept of the new British Galleries / Christopher Wilk
3. History in the galleries / John Styles
4. The educational basis for the galleries / Gail Durbin
5. The orgnisation of the project / Gwyn Miles and Nick Umney
6. Designing the galleries / Dinah Casson and Christopher Wilk
7. Colour, texture, pattern and light / Sarah Medlam
8. Developing the content of the galleries / Sarah Medlam and Nick Humphrey
9. Interpretation in the galleries : Low-tech interpretive devices / David Judd ; Audio programmes and videos / Morna Hinton ; High-tech interactives / Frances Lloyd-Baynes
10. The period rooms / Sarah Medlam
11. Evaluation - before and after opening / Morna Hinton
12. Visiting the British Galleries - a personal view / Giovanni Pinna
Conclusion / Christopher Wilk.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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