Research Catalog

Title

A cabinet of curiosities : inquiries into museums and their prospects / Stephen E. Weil.

Author

Weil, Stephen E.

Publication

Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995.

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Details

Description

xxii, 264 pages; 23 cm

Summary

Reflecting critically on the current condition of museums and their possible futures, Stephen E. Weil argues that cultural institutions need to free themselves from a fascination with technique and process to concentrate more intently on purpose. He contends that to succeed, or merely survive, a museum must be able to project clear goals that its supporting community finds of value and must demonstrate its competence to achieve those goals on a sustainable basis.

Subject

• Museums > Management
• Art museums > Management
• Museum finance > Evaluation
• Cultural property > Protection
• Museums > Environmental aspects
• Art > Museums > Management
• Cultural property > Protection > Protection
• Museums > Educational aspects
• museum administration
• 20.12 art museums
• Museums > Educational aspects
• Art museums > Management
• Cultural property > Protection
• Museum finance > Evaluation
• Museums > Environmental aspects
• Museums > Management
• Museum
• Aufsatzsammlung
• Kunstmusea
• Museumbeheer
• Patrimonio cultural
• Colecao museologica/museografica
• Patrimoine culturel > Protection
• Musées > Aspect éducatif
• Art > Musées > Gestion
• Musées > Finances > Évaluation
• Musées > Administration

Genre/Form

Prognoses (form)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Concerning museums in general -- Concerning art and art museums -- Concerning collecting, collectors, and collections -- Concerning public policy -- Three museum training exercises -- Some legal and other curiosities.

ISBN

• 1560985119
• 9781560985112

LCCN

94030993

OCLC

• ocm31011825
• 31011825
• SCSB-2051263

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library