Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge
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| Management number | 233608580 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$16.15 | Model Number | 233608580 | ||
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Museums have been active in shaping knowledge over the last six hundred years. Yet what is their function within today's society? At the present time, when funding is becoming increasingly scarce, difficult questions are being asked about the justification of museums. Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge presents a critical survey of major changes in current assumptions about the nature of museums. Through the examination of case studies, Eilean Hooper-Greenhill reveals a variety of different roles for museums in the production and shaping of knowledge. Today, museums are once again organising their spaces and collections to present themselves as environments for experimental and self-directed learning. Read more
| ASIN | B0B5FMWLYJ |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-1134912698 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| File size | 31.6 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 242 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | January 23, 1992 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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