Making City Histories in Museums (Making Histories in Museums) - Hardcover
Museums devoted to the representation and interpretation of cities are a relatively recent phenomenon. With few exceptions, city museums all over the world have preferred collections of art, antiquities and science to the study of the city itself. This text explores the emergence of city history museums, and the nature of the cities and the histories that they represent. It examines the historiographical, cultural and museological issues and ideas involved.
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Gaynor Kavanaugh is head of Graduate Studies and principal lecturer in History at Bath Spa University.Elizabeth Frostick, Birmingham City Museums and Galleries
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- PublisherUNKNO
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 071850030X
- ISBN 13 9780718500306
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages240
- EditorKavanagh Gaynor, Frostick Elizabeth
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Making City Histories in Museums (Making Histories in Museums)
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