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