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The author guides the inquisitive museum visitor through a series of questions and problems which confront museum curators, and their designers, behind closed doors. With a foreword by Christopher Frayling.
List of contents
Introduction; Chapter 1: Windows; Chapter 2: Frames; Chapter 3: Coat Check; Chapter 4: Facsimiles; Chapter 5: Texts; Chapter 6: Collections; Bibliography
About the author
Since creating Casson Mann in 1984,
Dinah Casson, together with her partner Roger Mann, has been involved in some of the most interesting and complex of recent museum installations both in the UK and overseas; from the British Galleries at the V&A in London to the new facsimile at Lascaux in Perigueaux, the work of the award-winning practice has been widely published and it is recognised as one of the leading companies in the field.
Summary
The author guides the inquisitive museum visitor through a series of questions and problems which confront museum curators, and their designers, behind closed doors. With a foreword by Christopher Frayling.
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'Sometimes, though all too rarely, a book offers such clarity that you have to pinch yourself. Dinah Casson’s is one such and the happy conjunction of great experience and an acute power of observation... The book is a fascinating exercise in looking below the surface, and ‘behind the scenes’ in museums and art galleries. She leaves no stone unturned, examining the overlooked and underestimated aspects within exhibition spaces to challenge many of the shibboleths of the business.' – SPAB magazine
