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The idea of the museum: philosophical, artistic and political questions

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Problems in contemporary philosophy ; v. 6 (Series)

  • Place
  • Other Id

    AM7 IDE (Library of Congress Call Number)

    2233 (Cat ID)

    C 1024 (DBTextworks system ID)

    13698 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    The idea of the museum: philosophical, artistic and political questions
  • Other Name

    Problems in contemporary philosophy ; v. 6 (Series)

  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Edwin Mellen Press
  • Place
  • Date
    1988
  • Physical Description

    228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

  • ISBN/ISSN
    0889463344
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category
  • Content
    Why preservation? / Hubert G. Alexander
    An ethnographic museum design / Rolf Gilberg
    A living museum / Else Mogensen
    The art museum and the status of the arts / Teddy Brunius
    mUSEeums / John Fisher
    Why exhibit works of art? / Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
    The concept of the art museum / Monroe C. Beardsley
    The idea of the museum / Goran Schildt
    The museum : past, present and future / E.H. Gombrich
    The museum today / Harold Rosenberg
    The end of the museum? / Nelson Goodman
    Museums or mausoleums / Charles Altieri
    The idea of an art museum / Joseph Margolis
    Old junk and new money / Stephen Leacock
    The museum world / Lars Aagaard-Morgensen.
  • Public Access Text

    Includes bibliographical references (p. 222) and index.

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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