National Museum

Author : Simon Knell,Peter Aronsson,Arne Bugge Amundsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317723141

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National Museums by Simon Knell,Peter Aronsson,Arne Bugge Amundsen Pdf

National Museums is the first book to explore the national museum as a cultural institution in a range of contrasting national contexts. Composed of new studies of countries that rarely make a showing in the English-language studies of museums, this book reveals how these national museums have been used to create a sense of national self, place the nation in the arts, deal with the consequences of political change, remake difficult pasts, and confront those issues of nationalism, ethnicity and multiculturalism which have come to the fore in national politics in recent decades. National Museums combines research from both leading and new researchers in the fields of history, museum studies, cultural studies, sociology, history of art, media studies, science and technology studies, and anthropology. It is an interrogation of the origins, purpose, organisation, politics, narratives and philosophies of national museums.

Author : Mabel O. Wilson
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781588345691

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Begin with the Past by Mabel O. Wilson Pdf

Rising on the National Mall next to the Washington Monument, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is a tiered bronze beacon inviting everyone to learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience and how it helped shape this nation. Begin with the Past: Building the National Museum of African American History and Culture is the story of how this unparalleled museum found its place in the nation’s collective memory and on its public commons. Begin with the Past presents the long history of efforts to build a permanent place to collect, study, and present African American history and culture. In 2003 the museum was officially established at long last, yet the work of the museum was only just beginning. The book traces the appointment of the director, the selection of the site, and the process of conceiving, designing, and constructing a public monument to the achievements and contributions of African Americans. The careful selection of architects, designers, and engineers culminated in a museum that embodies African American sensibilities about space, form, and material and incorporates rich cultural symbols into the design of the building and its surrounding landscape. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a place for all Americans to understand our past and embrace our future, and this book is a testament to the inspiration and determination that went into creating this unique place.

Author : United States National Museum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X030515870

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Report Upon the Condition and Progress of the U.S. National Museum During the Year Ending June 30 ... by United States National Museum Pdf

Author : United States National Museum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X030515851

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Report on the Progress and Condition of the U.S. National Museum for the Year Ending June 30 ... by United States National Museum Pdf

Author : Tissot, Francine
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789231040306

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Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan, 1931-1985 by Tissot, Francine Pdf

This important catalogue presents the collection in its entirety, before the looting and destruction of war. It is an invaluable tool in the fight against illicit trafficking and the preservation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage. Situated at the crossroads of the world's oldest trade routes and populated by a mosaic of cultures, Afghanistan has been the theatre of repeated conflicts over its long and complex history. In the midst of the warfare and civil unrest that ravaged this ancient land during the last two decades of the twentieth century, hundreds of precious artefacts were plundered from the collections of the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul, which was founded in the early 1930s. The destruction of these irreplaceable treasures like the much-publicized Bamiyan Buddhas that were brutally destroyed in 2001 represents a tremendous loss not only for the people of Afghanistan but for all of humanity.With the aim of keeping alive the memory of the museum's scattered collections, specialist Francine Tissot has compiled a systematic listing of the holdings as they were conserved, in their intact state, in the museum's showcases and reserve collections until 1985. This comprehensive catalogue, is illustrated with over 1,600 photographs and drawings.

Author : Miruna Achim,Susan Deans-Smith,Sandra Rozental
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816539574

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Museum Matters by Miruna Achim,Susan Deans-Smith,Sandra Rozental Pdf

Museum Matters tells the story of Mexico's national collections through the trajectories of its objects. The essays in this book show the many ways in which things matter and affect how Mexico imagines its past, present, and future.

Author : United States National Museum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1298 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822009733262

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Report of the National Museum by United States National Museum Pdf

Author : Anna Bortolozzi,Nationalmuseum (Sweden)
Publisher : Hatje Cantz Verlag
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783775748025

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Italian Architectural Drawings from the Cronstedt Collection in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm by Anna Bortolozzi,Nationalmuseum (Sweden) Pdf

Dieser Band stellt die erste umfassende Untersuchung italienischer Architekturzeichnungen aus der Sammlung Cronstedt im Nationalmuseum Stockholm vor. Besprochen werden rund 180 Zeichnungen aus der Zeit zwischen 1570 und 1620. Darunter befinden sich Werke von Francesco da Capriani daVolterra, Carlo Maderno und anderen in Rom ansässigen Architekten, die für Kirchen, Kapellen, Paläste, Gärten und Brunnen angefertigt wurden – viele von ihnen stellen die wichtigsten und doch kaum bekannten Quellen für die Architektur des Spätmanierismus und Frühbarock dar. Ebenfalls enthalten sind Pläne und Detailzeichnungen französischer Künstler, die viele antike Monumente ebenso akribisch dokumentierten wie die Bauten der Renaissancebaumeister Bramante, Antonio da Sangallo, Michelangelo und Vignola. Italian Architectural Drawings kommt aufgrund aktueller Forschungsergebnisse zu ganz neuen Zuschreibungen, die auf einer genauen Analyse der Zeichnungen (Papier, Medium, Technik, Montage) beruhen. Ergänzende Vergleichsabbildungen und eine fotografische Bestandsaufnahme der Wasserzeichen runden diesen Band ab.

Author : Matthew Betts
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780776627786

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Place-Making in the Pretty Harbour by Matthew Betts Pdf

The book describes in detail the findings of five seasons (2008-2012) of survey and excavation in Port Joli, and ten years of laboratory analysis, undertaken by the Canadian Museum of History, in collaboration with Acadia First Nation. It also incorporates data recovered from previous archaeological work conducted in Port Joli by Erskine, Raddall, Millard, and others, providing a complete synthesis of one of Nova Scotia’s richest Indigenous archaeological records. Reviving the art of a traditional archaeology “site monograph”, the work provides a complete presentation of all the archaeological information recovered, including full-colour artifact plates, technical drawings, profiles, and maps, in addition to a complete data description and synthesis. The final chapter presents a culture history of the Port Joli, summarizing how the “pretty harbour” became a central place for Mi’kmaq prior to the arrival of Europeans. A copublication with the Canadian Museum of History. This book is published in English. - L’ouvrage décrit avec précision les résultats de cette initiative du Musée canadien de l’histoire, menée en collaboration avec la Première Nation d’Acadia, attribuables à cinq saisons (de 2008 à 2012) d’études et de fouilles menées à Port Joli ainsi qu’à 10 années d’analyses en laboratoire. Il comprend aussi des données provenant de travaux archéologiques antérieurs menés à Port Joli par Erskine, Raddall, Millard et d’autres, offrant ainsi une synthèse complète de l’un des plus importants inventaires archéologiques autochtones de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Conjuguant l’approche monographique plus traditionnelle pour traiter d’un site archéologique, cet ouvrage fournit un portrait détaillé de toutes les informations archéologiques récupérées, notamment des artefacts tels que des assiettes colorées, des dessins techniques, des profils et des cartes, en plus d’une description complète des données recueillies. Le dernier chapitre offre une histoire culturelle de Port Joli, résumant comment ce « joli port » est devenu un endroit central pour les Mi’kmaq avant l’arrivée des Européens. Une coédition avec le Musée canadien de l’histoire. Ce livre est publié en anglais.

Author : Nat'l Museum African American Hist/Cult,Kathleen M. Kendrick
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781588345936

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Official Guide to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture by Nat'l Museum African American Hist/Cult,Kathleen M. Kendrick Pdf

This fully illustrated guide to the Smithsonian's newest museum takes visitors on a journey through the richness and diversity of African American culture and the history of a people whose struggles, aspirations, and achievements have shaped the nation. Opened in September 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture welcomes all visitors who seek to understand, remember, and celebrate this history. The guidebook provides a comprehensive tour of the museum, including its magnificent building and grounds and eleven permanent exhibition galleries dedicated to themes of history, community, and culture. Highlights from the museum's collection of artifacts and works of art are presented in full-color photographs, accompanied by evocative stories and voices that illuminate the American experience through the African American lens.

Author : Michael K. Hawes,Andrew C. Holman,Christopher Kirkey
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780776637075

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1968 in Canada by Michael K. Hawes,Andrew C. Holman,Christopher Kirkey Pdf

The year 1968 in Canada was an extraordinary one, unlike any other in its frenetic pace of activities and their consequences for the development of a new national consciousness among Canadians. It was a year when decisions and actions, both in Canada and outside its borders, were thick and contentious, and whose effects were momentous and far-reaching. It saw the rise of Trudeaumania and the birth of the Parti Québécois; the articulation of the new nationalism in English Canada and an alternative vision for Indigenous rights and governance; a series of public hearings in the Royal Commission on the Status of Women; the establishment of the Canadian Radio and Television Commission, nation-wide Medicare and CanLit; and a striving for both a new relationship with the United States and a more independent foreign policy everywhere else. And more. Virtually no segment of Canadian life was untouched by both the turmoil and the promise of generational change. Published in English with chapters in French.

Author : Simon Knell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317432425

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National Galleries by Simon Knell Pdf

Are national galleries different from other kinds of art gallery or museum? What value is there for the nation in a collection of international masterpieces? How are national galleries involved in the construction national art? National Galleries is the first book to undertake a panoramic view of a type of national institution – which are sometimes called national museums of fine art – that is now found in almost every nation on earth. Adopting a richly illustrated, globally inclusive, comparative view, Simon Knell argues that national galleries should not be understood as ‘great galleries’ but as peculiar sites where art is made to perform in acts of nation building. A book that fundamentally rewrites the history of these institutions and encourages the reader to dispense with elitist views of their worth, Knell reveals an unseen geography and a rich complexity of performance. He considers the ways the national galleries entangle art and nation, and the differing trajectories and purposes of international and national art. Exploring galleries, artists and artworks from around the world, National Galleries is an argument about how we think about and study these institutions. Privileging the situatedness of each national gallery performance, and valuing localism over universalism, Knell looks particularly at how national art is constructed and represented. He ends with examples that show the mutability of national art and by questioning the necessity of art nationalism.

Author : Owen Hopkins
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780711254565

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The Museum by Owen Hopkins Pdf

Packed with stunning imagery and featuring the world’s most celebrated cultural institutions, architectural historian and museum curator Owen Hopkins looks at the fascinating history of The Museum.

Author : Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1108 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105027419261

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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution by Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents Pdf

Author : Derek S. Davis,Nova Scotia Museum
Publisher : [Halifax, N.S.] : Nova Scotia Museum
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : CORNELL:31924084733215

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Natural History of Nova Scotia: Topics and habitats by Derek S. Davis,Nova Scotia Museum Pdf

Produced in joint with the Dapartmant of lands and Forests. The history of Nova Scotia.