The Museum : A Short History of Crisis and Resilience /

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Celebrates the resilience of American cultural institutions in the face of national crises and challengesOn an afternoon in January 1865, a roaring fire swept through the Smithsonian Institution. Dazed soldiers and worried citizens could only watch as the flames engulfed the museum's castle. Ra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Redman, Samuel J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2022.
Temas:
1900-1999
Museums > United States > History > 20th century.
Museums > United States > Management > History.
Emergency management > United States > History.
Museums > Security measures > United States > History.
Crisis management > United States > History.
ART / Museum Studies
Crisis management.
Emergency management.
Museums.
Museums > Management.
Museums > Security measures.
United States.
History.
Informational works.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. War, Cold, Unrest, Strikes, and Epidemics
  • 2. The Hearst Museum of Anthropology and the Great Depression
  • 3. The Smithsonian and Museums during the World War II Era
  • 4. 1970 Art Strike and New Museum Perspectives
  • 5. The Culture Wars of the 1980s and 1990s
  • 6. Museum Crisis in Recent History
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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