Voluntary Detours - Small-Town and Rural Museums in Alberta

After visiting hundreds of museums across Alberta, Lianne McTavish chronicles some of the most challenging and unexpected sites where the idea of the museum is being reshaped. Honouring local, rural, and Indigenous knowledge, Voluntary Detours enriches critical accounts of the past, present, and future of museums.

About the author

Lianne McTavish is professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta.

Summary

After visiting hundreds of museums across Alberta, Lianne McTavish chronicles some of the most challenging and unexpected sites where the idea of the museum is being reshaped. Honouring local, rural, and Indigenous knowledge, Voluntary Detours enriches critical accounts of the past, present, and future of museums.

Product details

• Authors: Lianne McTavish
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780228008682
• ISBN: 978-0-228-00868-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Illustrations: 52 photos, 1 table, colour insert
• Series: McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Art History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries