
Museums
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Readers will come away with an understanding of:
the comprehensive history of museums from prehistoric collections to the presentthe evolution of museums presented in the context of world historythe development of museums considered in diverse cultural contextsglobal perspective on museumsthe object-centered history of museumsmuseums as memory institutionsA constant theme throughout the book is that museums have evolved to become institutions in which objects and learning are associated to help human beings understand the world around them. Illustrations amplify the discussions.
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Chapter 2. Hoards and Tombs?Collections in the Ancient World (to 700 BCE)
Chapter 3. The Temple of the Muses-the Conjunction of Objects and Knowledge (Classical Antiquity, 700 BCE to CE 400)
Chapter 4. The Power of Objects?Medieval Collections (400 to 1400)
Chapter 5. Of Cabinets and Kings?Renaissance Collections (1400 to 1600)
Chapter 6. The Museum Enlightened-1600 to 1800
Chapter 7. Emergence of the Modern Museum-1800 to 1900
Chapter 8. Museums in a World Gone Awry-1900 to 1970
Chapter 9. Learning to Read Objects (Again)-the Post-Postmodern Museum
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