Exhibiting Dilemmas by Amy Henderson
In twelve essays on such diverse Smithsonian Institution holdings as the Hope Diamond, the Wright Flyer, wooden Zuni carvings, and the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth lunch counter that became a symbol of the Civil Rights movement, Exhibiting Dilemmas explores a wide range of social, political, and ethical questions faced by museum curators in their roles as custodians of culture. Focusing on the challenges posed by the transformation of exhibitions from object-driven cabinets of curiosities to idea-driven sources of education and entertainment, the contributors--all Smithsonian staff members--provide a lively and sometimes provocative discussion of the increasingly complex enterprise of acquiring and displaying objects in a museum setting.Adrienne L. Kaeppler is Curator of Oceanic Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. She has carried out field research in Tonga, Hawai`i, and other parts of the Pacific.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781560986904 |
| ISBN 10 | 1560986905 |
| Title | Exhibiting Dilemmas |
| Author | Amy Henderson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Smithsonian Books |
| Year published | 1996-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
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