ARTH 2120 Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Economics
29 Mar 2019
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Representational critique: how is it that we understand how anything is represented, and to what extent is it. In which he put political statements into the exhibits i. e. metalwork 1783-1880 featured goblets, silverware, and slave chains: his displays promote audience interaction and surprise. It may seem as though the museum is running itself, although the directors are pulling the strings: they usually have phd"s in art history and law. Museums preserve and interpret the material evidence of the human race, human activity, and the natural world. Etymology of the word museum and its derivatives: Describing the private collecting conducted in ancient and medieval times. Reviewing the development of modern public museums from the renaissance to the present. Former director of the royal scottish museum in edinburgh. A museum in its simplest form consists of a building to house collections of objects for inspection, study, and enjoyment. Body that has a duty to talk about accreditation and how to define museums.
