Synopses & Reviews
A provocative contribution to the current debate on museums, this collection of essays contains contributions from France, Britain, Australia, the US, and Canada. The Museum Time Machine deals with public controversies such as those over charges, sponsorship, and political interference, but its primary concern is with broader cultural and social questions.
Synopsis
A provocative contribution to the current debate on museums, this collection of essays contains contributions from France, Britain, Australia, the USA and Canada.
Table of Contents
Heritage and "the conserver society"--the French case / Philippe Hoyau -- The making of the English working past / Bob West -- Museums and "the people" / Tony Bennett -- Policy and politics / Sue Kirby -- Putting your house in order / Gaby Porter -- Tomorrow's yesterdays / Alan Morton -- The future of the other / Brian Durrans -- "Astonished and somewhat terrified" / Jeremy Silver -- The Pompidou Centre and its public / Nathalie Heinich -- Counting visitors or visitors who count? / Eilean Hooper-Greenhill.