Revisiting the Past in Museums and at Historic Sites - 9780367707224

Taylor & Francis

Revisiting the Past in Museums and at Historic SitesAuthor(s): Anca I. Lasc, Andrew McClellan, nne Sll\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367707224, 978-0367707224\nSynopsis\nRevisiting the Past in Museums and at Historic Sites demonstrates that museums and historic spaces are increasingly becoming \""backdrops\"" for all sorts of appropriations and interventions that throw new light upon the objects they comprise and the pasts they reference. \n\nRooted in new scholarship that expands established notions of art installations, museums, period rooms, and historic sites, the book brings together contributions from scholars from intersecting disciplines. Arguing that we are witnessing a paradigm shift concerning the place of historic spaces and museums in the contemporary imaginary, the volume shows that such institutions are merging traditional scholarly activities tied to historical representation and inquiry with nov.