Reshaping Museum Space by Suzanne Macleod
Reshaping Museum Space pulls together the views of an international group of museum professionals, architects, designers and academics highlights the complexity, significance and malleability of museum space, and provides reflections upon recent developments in museum architecture and exhibition design. Various chapters concentrate on the process of architectural and spatial reshaping, and the problems of navigating the often contradictory agendas and aspirations of the broad range of professionals and stakeholders involved in any new project. Contributors review recent new build, expansion and exhibition projects questioning the types of museum space required at the beginning of the twenty-first century and highlighting a range of possibilities for creative museum design. Essential reading for anyone involved in creating, designing and project managing the development of museum exhibits, and vital reading for students of the discipline.Suzanne MacLeod is the Director of the University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies. Her study focuses on museum architecture and design, specifically the interaction between historical museum representations and modern design practice. Among the books published are Museum Making (ed. Museum Revolutions (ed. Laura Hourston Hanks and Jonathan Hale, 2012), Reshaping Museum Space (2005), co-authored with Simon Knell and Sheila Watson.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415343442 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415343445 |
| Title | Reshaping Museum Space |
| Author | Suzanne Macleod |
| Series | Museum Meanings |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2005-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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