Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge

Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9781134912698
ISBN-13 : 1134912692
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Book Synopsis Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge by : Eileen Hooper Greenhill

Download or read book Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge written by Eileen Hooper Greenhill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1992-01-23 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Museums have been active in shaping knowledge over the last six hundred years. Yet what is their function within today's society? At the present time, when funding is becoming increasingly scarce, difficult questions are being asked about the justification of museums. Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge presents a critical survey of major changes in current assumptions about the nature of museums. Through the examination of case studies, Eilean Hooper-Greenhill reveals a variety of different roles for museums in the production and shaping of knowledge. Today, museums are once again organising their spaces and collections to present themselves as environments for experimental and self-directed learning.


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