Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum

The Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum critically examines the growth of private museums in the 21st century, their impact on public institutions and what the future might look like. It is essential reading for museum professionals, art collectors, critics and cultural commentators and anyone working in the art trade.

Sommario

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. What is a private museum?; 2. The founders and their motivations; 3. Financing the private museum; 4. What explains the Chinese museum boom?; 5. From private to public - partnerships; 6. Legacy, sustainability, and why private museums sometimes die; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Info autore

Georgina Adam has spent more than 30 years writing about the art market and the arts in general. She was editor of the Art Market section of The Art Newspaper 2000-2008, then editor at large. She wrote a weekly column for the Financial Times for eight years, until 2016. In 2014 she published Big Bucks: The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century (Lund Humphries). In addition to her specialisation in the art market, Adam is particularly interested in emerging cultural centres. She lectures at Sotheby's Institute in London and participates in panels about the market: she is a board member of Talking Galleries, patron of the Association of Women Art Dealers and member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA).

Riassunto

The Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum critically examines the growth of private museums in the 21st century, their impact on public institutions and what the future might look like. It is essential reading for museum professionals, art collectors, critics and cultural commentators and anyone working in the art trade.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Georgina Adam, Adam Georgina
• Editore: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781848223844
• ISBN: 978-1-84822-384-4
• Pagine: 104
• Serie: Hot Topics in the Art World
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; ART / Museum Studies, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / Business Aspects, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Art: Financial Aspects, 'tombs for trophies';billionaire collectors