The Museum : A Short History of Crisis and Resilience /

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"On a cold and clear afternoon in January 1865, a roaring fire swept through the Smithsonian Institution. The flames at the Smithsonian, however, were merely an omen of things to come for museums in the United States. Beset by challenges ranging from pandemic and war to fire and economic uncert...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Redman, Samuel J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Museums > Security measures.
Museums > Management.
Museums.
Emergency management.
Crisis management.
TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
Crisis management > United States > History.
Emergency management > United States > History.
Museums > Security measures > United States > History.
Museums > United States > Management > History.
Museums > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
Informational works.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • War, cold, unrest, strikes, and epidemics
  • The Hearst Museum of Anthropology and the Great Depression
  • The Smithsonian and museums during the World War II era
  • 1970 art strike and new museum perspectives
  • The culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s
  • Museum crisis in recent history.

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