Download or read book Destination Culture written by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-09-05 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the question, "What does it mean to show?", the author explores the agency of display in museums and tourist attractions. She looks at how objects are made to perform their meaning by being collected and how techniques of display, not just the things shown, convey a powerful message.