TY  - BOOK
AU  - Witcomb,Andrea
TI  - Re-imagining the museum: beyond the mausoleum 
T2  - Museum meanings
SN  - 041522098X
U1  - 069.01 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Museums
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Australia
KW  - Museum exhibits
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Museum techniques
KW  - Cultural policy
KW  - Mass media and culture
KW  - Popular culture
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-185) and index; 1; Unmasking a different museum: museums and cultural criticism --; 2; Floating the museum --; 3; From Batavia to Australia II: negotiating changes in curatorial practices --; 4; 'A place for all of us'? Museums and communities --; 5; Beyond the mausoleum: museums and the media --; 6; Interactivity in museums: the politics of narrative style
N2  - "Through a range of case- studies, including studies from the UK, North America and Australia, this book moves away from the idea that museums are always "conservative" to suggest they have a long history of engaging with popular culture and addressing a variety of audiences. Andrea Whitcomb argues that museums are key mediators between high and popular culture and between government, media practitioners, cultural policy-makers and museums professionals. The book also analyses links between museums and the media, looks at the role of museums in cities and discusses the effects on museums of cultural policies."--Publisher description
ER  -