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a| 00023058

a| 1560983965 (pbk.)

z| 156098371X (alk. paper)

a| (julac-retro)10930657

a| DLC c| DLC d| C#P d| HK-SYU

a| AM7 b| .H45 2000

a| 069/.01 2| 21

a| 069.01 b| HEI 2000

a| Hein, Hilde S., d| 1932-

a| The museum in transition : b| a philosophical perspective / c| Hilde S. Hein.

a| Washington [D.C.] : b| Smithsonian Institution Press, c| ©2000.

a| xiv, 203 p. ; c| 24 cm.

a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-199) and index.

a| During the past thirty years, museums of all kinds have tried to become more responsive to the interests of a diverse public. With exhibitions becoming people-centered, idea-oriented, and contextualized, the boundaries between museums and the "real" world are eroding. Setting the transition from object-centered to story-centered exhibitions in a philosophical framework, Hilde S. Hein contends that glorifying the museum experience at the expense of objects deflects the museum's educative, ethical, and aesthetic roles. Referring to institutions ranging from art museums to theme parks, she shows how deployment has replaced amassing as a goal and discusses how museums now actively shape and create values. She is critical of the dominating influence on all museums of an aesthetic of art works in art museums and proposes a more integrative museum aesthetic.

a| Museums x| Philosophy.

a| Museums x| Educational aspects.

a| Museums x| Technological innovations.

a| Communication and culture.

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