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What are museums for?
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- Book Synopsis
- The days when museums were dusty, stuffy institutions displaying their wealth and wisdom to a reverential public are over. Museums today are a cultural battleground. Who should decide what is put on display and how it is presented? Who gets to set the narrative? In this passionately argued book, Jon Sleigh maintains that museums must be for all people and inclusion must be at the heart of everything they do. But what does good inclusion look like in practice? Cleverly structured like a museum tour, Sleigh uses seven illustrative museum objects from seven very different museums to explore such wide-ranging issues as trust-building, representation, digital access, conflicting narratives, removal from display and restitution.
- About The Author
- Jon Sleigh is a freelance arts and heritage engagement consultant who specialises in connecting audiences with artworks and collections: He was formerly Learning Officer for the Arts Council Collection based at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529231397
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press, (25 June 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 166
- Weight
- 188 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 203 x 127 x 16 mm
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