National Galleries

Taylor & Francis

National GalleriesAuthor(s): Simon Knell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138182233, 978-1138182233\nSynopsis\nAre national galleries different from other kinds of art gallery or museum? \nWhat value is there for the nation in a collection of international masterpieces? \nHow are national galleries involved in the construction national art?\n\nNational Galleries is the first book to undertake a panoramic view of a type of national institution which are sometimes called national museums of fine art that is now found in almost every nation on earth. Adopting a richly illustrated, globally inclusive, comparative view, Simon Knell argues that national galleries should not be understood as great galleries but as peculiar sites where art is made to perform in acts of nation building. A book that fundamentally rewrites the history of these institutions and encourages the reader to dispense with elitist views of their.