The Art Museum from Boullée to Bilbao

Art museums, cases of beauty and calm in a fast-paced world, have emerged in recent decades as the most vibrant and popular of all cultural institutions. But as they have become more popular, their direction and values have been contested as never before. This engaging thematic history of the art museum from its inception in the eighteenth century to the present offers an essential framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States.

Year

2008

Language

English

Publisher

University of California Press

Editions

3

Pages

364

ISBN

9780520247673

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