Rethinking the Museum : And Other Meditations

Weil, Stephen E.; Cheit, Earl F. (CON)

ISBN 10: 0874749530 / ISBN 13: 9780874749533

Published by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking the Museum : And Other Meditations
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874749530
• ISBN 13: 9780874749533
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

In these 19 insightful and frequently witty meditations, Stephen E. Weil examines the purposes and functions of the museum in the late 20th century, proposing museums make encounters with a variety of visitors more central to their operation.

About the Author

Stephen Weil was Deputy Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution. He served as Adminstrator of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (1967-1974) and is a member of the New York bar. He was coauthor of the award-winning treatise Art Law and author of the widely acclaimed Beauty and the Beasts (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983).