Mind Museums - Former Asylums and the Heritage of Mental Health

Mind Museums offer a fresh perspective on the heritage of mental health, bringing museums into sharp focus by examining former psychiatric asylums that have been converted into museums and exploring their potential in dismantling the stigma surrounding mental health.

About the author

Francesca Lanz is an assistant professor of interior architecture at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Her research combines different disciplinary approaches, theories, and practices from architectural, museum, and critical heritage studies, focusing on the role of the built environment and museums in contemporary societies, with a particular emphasis on neglected heritages and challenging memories.

Summary

Mind Museums offer a fresh perspective on the heritage of mental health, bringing museums into sharp focus by examining former psychiatric asylums that have been converted into museums and exploring their potential in dismantling the stigma surrounding mental health.

Product details

• Authors: Francesca Lanz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032193984
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219398-4
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Museums in Focus
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, MEDICAL / History, ART / Museum Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Illness & addiction: social aspects, History of Medicine, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies