A living exhibition : the Smithsonian and the transformation of the universal museum /

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Since its founding in 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge,” the Smithsonian Institution has been an important feature of the American cultural landscape. This book examines the tangled history of cultural exhibition at the Smithsonian from its early years to the chartering of the Natio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, William S., 1978-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2013.
Colección:Public history in historical perspective.
Temas:
Smithsonian Institution > History.
Smithsonian Institution.
Public history > United States > History.
Museum exhibits > Political aspects > United States.
Histoire appliquée > États-Unis > Histoire.
Objets exposés > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
ART > General.
Cultural policy.
Museum exhibits > Political aspects.
Public history.
United States > Cultural policy.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the changing universal museum
  • The universal museum : shaping cultural exhibition at the Smithsonian
  • History and technology : a new museum, a new era
  • Open education : the Festival of American Folklife and the transformation of space at the Smithsonian
  • Inclusion or separation? The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and the Festival of American Folklife's American Indian programs
  • Finding national unity through cultural diversity : the Smithsonian and the Bicentennial
  • A family of humankind : the making and unmaking of a museum of man at the Smithsonian
  • Epilogue : Is it possible to see it all?

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