Battle for the Museum - Cultural Institutions in Crisis

Taps into the zeitgeist of exploring the imperial legacies and confronting the historic racism of museums.

About the author

Rachel Spence is an arts writer and poet. Her reviews, features and reporting, chiefly for the Financial Times, often cover freedom of expression, and the politics behind international cultural institutions or programs. Her poetry collections include Bird of Sorrow; Call and Response; and Venice Unclocked, a journey through Venice (forthcoming).

Summary

Galleries around the world are at an ethical crossroads. Can they resist pernicious corporate and political influence?

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Spence, Spence Rachel
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9781787387751
• ISBN: 978-1-78738-775-1
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; History, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, ART / Museum Studies, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government, Politics and government, Colonialism and imperialism, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies