Why the Museum Matters

A powerful reflection on the universal art museum, considering the values critical to its history and anticipating its evolving place in our cultural future

About the author

Daniel H. Weiss is Homewood Professor of the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University and president emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he served from 2015 to 2023. He is the author of In That Time: Michael O’Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam and Remaking College: Innovation and the Liberal Arts.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel H Weiss, Daniel H. Weiss, Weiss Daniel H.
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9780300276855
• ISBN: 978-0-300-27685-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Why X Matters S.
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; The arts: general issues, ART / Museum Studies, ART / Business Aspects, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Art: Financial Aspects, The arts: general topics