Museums and Centers of Contemporary Art in Central Europe After 1989

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Ecology of Art Museums Before and After the 1989 Political Transformation: An Overview 2. The Transformation of Museums in Central Europe: Conversations about Changes and Challenges 3. The Iconic Museum for Central Europe 4. Adaptive Reuse for Museums 5. Museums in Cultural Context 6. Private Museums, Art Centers and Collectors 7. Evolutions and Revolutions in Grand National Museums: Four Case Studies 8. Contemporary Art in the Provinces: Case Study of the "Znaki Czasu" (Signs of the Time) Program in Poland 9. Museums of Central Europe: A Central-European Identity? 10. Details of institutions discussed

About the author

Katarzyna Jagodzińska is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of European Studies at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. She is an expert in museum studies and the cultural heritage of Central Europe.

Summary

This book is a comprehensive study of the ecosystem of art museums and centers in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Focusing on institutions founded after 1989, the book analyses a thirty-year boom in art exhibition space in these regions.

Product details

• Authors: JAGODZI SKA, Jagodziń, Katarzyna Jagodzińska, Katarzyna Jagodzinska, Katarzyna Jagodzińska, Katarzyna ska
• Assisted by: Carolyn C. Guile (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781138554313
• ISBN: 978-1-138-55431-3
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Routledge Research in Museum Studies; Routledge Research in Museum Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / Museum Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Central Europe, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies