ARTH 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Shang Dynasty, Nabonidus, Larsa
24 Jan 2017
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The etymology of 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 day. Douglas allan: consists of a building to house collections of objects for inspection, study and enjoyment. Thomas hoving: a great potential, not only as a stabilizing, regenerative force in modern society, but as a crusading force for quality and excellence. S. dillion ripley: a museum can be a powerhouse, only if museum people and the public get away from the attic mentality. Barry gaither: struggle hegemony over interpretation of one"s own experience and how to give institutional form that that hegemony : issue of who is being represented, how can we break the canon. The precursors of museums: evidence from antiquity, classical collecting, asia and africa, medieval europe, renaissance italy, royal collections, specialized personal collections, collections of learned societies.
