Methods of Exhibition Analysis (Paperback)

Luise Reitstaetter

ISBN 10: 3837678563 / ISBN 13: 9783837678567

Published by Transcript Verlag, 2026

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Paperback. Exhibitions, as constructed cultural dispositions, media of showing, and processes of social interaction, hold great interest for cultural analysis. Being able to analyze exhibitions is a skill that allows us to critically examine exhibitions as public places regarding their effects and uses, and to change them as a result. The contributions to this volume present nineteen methods of exhibition analysis from the perspective of cultural analysis, perception studies and practice-oriented work. They locate these methods in the context of their respective discourses and present them in step-by-step guidelines for hands-on application, thus providing the first compilation on exhibition analysis for research, teaching and museum practice. A tool kit for exhibition analysis packed with a diversity of methods to critically examine exhibitions from various angles. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Methods of Exhibition Analysis (Paperback)
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837678563
• ISBN 13: 9783837678567
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Exhibitions, as constructed cultural dispositions, media of showing, and processes of social interaction, hold great interest for cultural analysis. Being able to analyze exhibitions is a skill that allows us to critically examine exhibitions as public places regarding their effects and uses, and to change them as a result. The contributions to this volume present nineteen methods of exhibition analysis from the perspective of cultural analysis, perception studies and practice-oriented work. They locate these methods in the context of their respective discourses and present them in step-by-step guidelines for hands-on application, thus providing the first compilation on exhibition analysis for research, teaching and museum practice.

About the Authors

Luise Reitstätter (Dr. phil.) ist Kulturwissenschaftlerin. Ihre Arbeitsfelder umfassen Praktiken der modernen und zeitgenössischen Kunst, kritische Museums- und Ausstellungsforschung sowie Methodenentwicklung für visuelle und materielle Kulturanalysen. Sie ist als Co-Projektleiterin im FWF-DFG-Forschungsprojekt »The Museum Gaze« an der Universität Wien tätig.

Carla-Marinka Schorr (Dr. phil.) ist Museumswissenschaftlerin. Ihr Forschungsinteresse gilt der Ausstellungsanalyse, fachwissenschaftlichen Methodenentwicklung, Authentizitäts- und Wertzuschreibungsprozessen sowie dem Themenkomplex Museum und Demokratie. Sie arbeitet im AHRC-DFG-Forschungsprojekt »Cultural Dynamics: Museums and Democracy in Motion« als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Projektmanagerin an der Universität Würzburg.