What Is the Object of This Exercise? A Meandering Exploration of the Many Meanings of Objects in Museums

Museums are considered the embodiment of a community's spirit, but Gurian argues that it is not because of the objects they display. She contends that the objects are instead like props in a play, and that the larger issues revolve around the stories museums tell and the way they tell them.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 1999-06, Vol.128 (3), p.163-183
1. Verfasser:	Gurian, Elaine Heumann
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aesthetics Analysis Art and society Art exhibitions Art museums Astronomical objects Collections Community Conservation Contextual analysis Cultural institutions Culture (objects) Curators Embodiment Emotions Historic monuments History Indigenous peoples Memory Museum Museum administration Museum exhibits Museums Ownership Social aspects Society United States War War and society Wars
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Zusammenfassung:	Museums are considered the embodiment of a community's spirit, but Gurian argues that it is not because of the objects they display. She contends that the objects are instead like props in a play, and that the larger issues revolve around the stories museums tell and the way they tell them.
ISSN:	0011-5266 1548-6192