Revisiting the Past in Museums and At Historic Sites

Revisiting the Past in Museums and at Historic Sites demonstrates that museums and historic spaces are increasingly becoming "backdrops" for all sorts of appropriations and interventions that throw new light upon the objects they comprise and the pasts they reference.Rooted in new scholarship that expands established notions of art installations, museums, period rooms, and historic sites, the book brings together contributions from scholars from intersecting disciplines. Arguing that we are witnessing a paradigm shift concerning the place of historic spaces and museums in the contemporary imaginary, the volume shows that such institutions are merging traditional scholarly activities tied to historical representation and inquiry with novel modes of display and interpretation, drawing them closer to the world of entertainment and interactive consumption. Case studies analyze how a range of interventions impact historic spaces and conceptions of the past they generate. The book concludes that museums and historic sites are reinventing themselves in order to remain meaningful and to play a role in societies aspiring to be more inclusive and open to historical and cultural debate.Revisiting the Past in Museums and at Historic Sites will be of interest to students and faculty who are engaged in the study of museums, art history, architectural and design history, social and cultural history, interior design, visual culture, and material culture.

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• Authors: Anca (Associate Prof. I. Lasc, Andrew (Prof. Mcclellan
• Assisted by: Anca I. Lasc (Editor), Anca I. Lasc (Editor), Andrew Mcclellan (Editor), McClellan Andrew (Editor), Änne Söll (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780367707224
• ISBN: 978-0-367-70722-4
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 242 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Routledge Research in Museum Studies; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book; Cultural Studies, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, ART / Museum Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Tourism industry, Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries