Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics by Mason, Rhiannon

Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415834551)

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Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics by Mason, Rhiannon

Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics

$26.95
Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics by Mason, Rhiannon

Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics

$26.95
Format: Paperback
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Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics is an accessible guide for the student approaching Museum and Gallery Studies for the first time. Taking a global view, it covers the key ideas, approaches and contentious issues in the field. Balancing theory and practice, the book address important questions such as:

  • What are museums and galleries?

  • Who decides which kinds of objects are worthy of collection?

  • How are museums and galleries funded?

  • What ethical concerns do practitioners need to consider?

  • How is the field of Museum and Gallery Studies developing?

This user-friendly text is an essential read for anyone wishing to work within museums and galleries, or seeking to understand academic debates in the field.

Author: Rhiannon Mason, Alistair Robinson, Emma Coffield
ISBN-10: 0415834554
ISBN-13: 9780415834551
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2017
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d

By Rhiannon Mason
By Rhiannon Mason
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Rhiannon Mason is Professor of Heritage and Cultural Studies and Head of the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University, UK. Her teaching and research focuses on the role of heritage and memory institutions in mediating public understandings of people's histories, cultures and identities.

Alistair Robinson is Director of Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, having held positions at the Victoria & Albert Museum and National Museum of Photography Film & Television. He is undertaking research into museums of modern art collecting contemporary art.

Emma Coffield is an Early Career Academic Fellow in Media, Culture, Heritage (MCH), at Newcastle University, UK. She is currently the MA programme leader for Art Museum and Gallery Studies. Her research focuses on contemporary art history, production and display, and the spatial politics of artistic practice.

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