Description
| Product ID: | 9780415070126 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Civilizing Rituals |
| Subtitle: | Inside Public Art Museums |
| Authors: | Author: Carol Duncan |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, History of art, The Arts: art forms, Museology and heritage studies, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc, History of art / art & design styles, Art forms, Museology & heritage studies, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Illustrated with over fifty photos, this book merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry, and how it is presented to the community. Illustrated with over fifty photos, Civilizing Rituals merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry and how it is presented to the community. Carol Duncan looks at how nations, institutions and private individuals present art , and how art museums are shaped by cultural, social and political determinants. Civilizing Rituals is ideal reading for students of art history and museum studies, and professionals in the field will also find much of interest here. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1995-05-18 |
