The Private Collector's Museum by Georgina Walker

The Private Collector's Museum by Georgina Walker

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Connects the rising popularity of private museums with evolving models of collecting and philanthropy, and new inter-relationships between private and public space. It examines how contemporary collectors construct museums to frame themselves as cultural arbiters of global distinction.

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The Private Collector's Museum by Georgina Walker

Connects the rising popularity of private museums with evolving models of collecting and philanthropy, and new inter-relationships between private and public space. It examines how contemporary collectors construct museums to frame themselves as cultural arbiters of global distinction.

Georgina S. Walker is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She teaches in Art History, Curatorial and Museum Studies and her research interests include the recent and fast-growing number of private, state and international museums that have emerged in China and the Gulf Region.

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ISBN 13 9781138555358
ISBN 10 1138555355
Title The Private Collector's Museum
Author Georgina Walker
Series Routledge Research In Museum Studies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2019-06-04
Number of pages 260
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