What is a Museum?
2nd Edition
Published on 4. February 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
218 pages
978-3-932704-81-9 (ISBN)
Description
Das Buch untersucht die sog. ICOM-Definition von "Museum" auf seine Tragfähigkeit unter verdiedensten Aspekten. Wichtig für Kulturpolitiker, Museumsträger, Museumsleitungen und Journalisten.
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Series
Edition
2., korrigierte und erweiterte Auflage
Language
English
Target group
Adult education
Professional and scholarly
This book addresses administrators and politicians, museum professionals and museologists likewise. It reflects the so-called ICOM "definition" of museum in a new light and gives an impression how visitors meet with museums.
Edition type
Enlarged edition
Illustrations
70
70 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
ISBN-13
978-3-932704-81-9 (9783932704819)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
CONTENTS
Foreword - The Paradox of the Seagull
Michel Van Praët
Preface
Ann Davis
Introduction
François Mairesse, André Desvallées and Ann Davis
Redefining Museum
Part I: Defining Museum
François Mairesse
The Term Museum
Gary Edson
Defining Museum
André Gob
A Museum Dialogue
Lynn Maranda
On "Museum"
Marc Maure
The Museum: Expressing Identity
Tereza M. Scheiner
Defining Museum and Museology: an Ongoing Process
Tomislav Sola
The Museum Definition: Questioning the Scope and Motives
Part II: Does the Calgary Declaration Redefine Museum?
Bernard Deloche
Definition of Museum
André Desvallées
About the Definition of Museum
Jennifer Harris
The Definition of Museum
Ivo Maroevic
Towards the New Definition of Museum
Olga Nazor
Reflections on the Notion "Museum"
Andrés Sansoni
Thoughts About an "Aletheia" of Museum
Martin R. Schärer
What is a Museum?
Marc Maure
How do visitors see the museum? A picture collection
Glossary
Works cited
Foreword - The Paradox of the Seagull
Michel Van Praët
Preface
Ann Davis
Introduction
François Mairesse, André Desvallées and Ann Davis
Redefining Museum
Part I: Defining Museum
François Mairesse
The Term Museum
Gary Edson
Defining Museum
André Gob
A Museum Dialogue
Lynn Maranda
On "Museum"
Marc Maure
The Museum: Expressing Identity
Tereza M. Scheiner
Defining Museum and Museology: an Ongoing Process
Tomislav Sola
The Museum Definition: Questioning the Scope and Motives
Part II: Does the Calgary Declaration Redefine Museum?
Bernard Deloche
Definition of Museum
André Desvallées
About the Definition of Museum
Jennifer Harris
The Definition of Museum
Ivo Maroevic
Towards the New Definition of Museum
Olga Nazor
Reflections on the Notion "Museum"
Andrés Sansoni
Thoughts About an "Aletheia" of Museum
Martin R. Schärer
What is a Museum?
Marc Maure
How do visitors see the museum? A picture collection
Glossary
Works cited