Cathedrals of Urban Modernity
Creation of the First Museums of Contemporary Art
Published on 26. March 1998
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-85928-383-7 (ISBN)
Description
Topics covered in this work include: new kinds of museums in the 19th century - the cathedrals of urban modernity; state politics of art patronage in Paris; London galleries founded by private sponsors of Victorian art; and the expanding wave - parallel endeavours in other western cities.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
figures, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 162 mm
Width: 240 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85928-383-7 (9781859283837)
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Content
New kinds of museums in the 19th century - the cathedrals of urban modernity; state politics of art patronage in Paris - the Luxembourg museum; London galleries founded by private sponsors of Victorian art; galleries of (greater) nationalism - the German countries, the Slavonic nations and Italy; the expanding wave - parallel endeavours in other western cities; epilogue - the "coming of age" of museums of contemporary art and the weight of the museological legacy.