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Artifacts and Allegiances How Museums Put the Nation and the World on Display
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What can we learn about nationalism by looking at a country's cultural institutions? How do the history and culture of particular cities help explain how museums represent diversity? Artifacts and Allegiances takes us around the world to tell the compelling story of how museums today are making sense of immigration and globalization. Based on firsthand conversations with museum directors, curators, and policymakers; descriptions of current and future exhibitions; and inside stories about the famous paintings and iconic objects that define collections across the globe, this work provides a close-up view of how different kinds of institutions balance nationalism and cosmopolitanism. By comparing museums in Europe, the United States, Asia, and the Middle East, Peggy Levitt offers a fresh perspective on the role of the museum in shaping citizens. Taken together, these accounts tell the fascinating story of a sea change underway in the museum world at large.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780520286078 |
Publisher: | University of California Press |
Imprint: | University of California Press |
Pub date: | 28 Aug 2015 |
Edition: | First Edition edition |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 268 |
Weight: | 572g |
Height: | 180mm |
Width: | 253mm |
Spine width: | 16mm |