The End of the Museum - 9781032792774

Name: The End of the Museum - 9781032792774
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

The End of the MuseumCulture, Colonialism, and Liberation\nAuthor(s): Kevin Coffee\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032792774, 978-1032792774\nSynopsis\nThis provocative book challenges frequently voiced assertions regarding museums as necessary and valued modern institutions. It raises fundamental, existential questions about contemporary museums as products of the modern colonial world order.\n\nDrawing on practical examples of collecting and exhibiting, theoretical research, and critique from diverse countries across the globe, including Chile, India, Korea, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Palestine, Portugal, Sri Lanka and the United States, this book moves beyond the conventional Eurocentric museological framework. This book synthesizes contemporary critiques of museums, while arguing that societies need the sociocultural examinations that museums are capable of facilitating and that radical transformations of \"".