The Museum (eBook)

A Short History of Crisis and Resilience

Samuel J. Redman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
Nyu Press (Verlag)
978-1-4798-0935-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Celebrates the resilience of American cultural institutions in the face of national crises and challengesOn an afternoon in January 1865, a roaring fire swept through the Smithsonian Institution. Dazed soldiers and worried citizens could only watch as the flames engulfed the museum s castle. Rare objects and valuable paintings were destroyed. The flames at the Smithsonian were not the first and certainly would not be the last disaster to upend a museum in the United States. Beset by challenges ranging from pandemic and war to fire and economic uncertainty, museums have sought ways to emerge from crisis periods stronger than before, occasionally carving important new paths forward in the process. The Museum explores the concepts of crisis as it relates to museums, and how these historic institutions have dealt with challenges ranging from depression and war to pandemic and philosophical uncertainty. Fires, floods, and hurricanes have all upended museum plans and forced people to ask difficult questions about American cultural life. With chapters exploring World War I and the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Great Depression, World War II, the 1970 Art Strike in New York City, and recent controversies in American museums, this book takes a new approach to understanding museum history. By diving deeper into the changes that emerged from these key challenges, Samuel J. Redman argues that cultural institutions can and should use their history to prepare for challenges and solidify their identity going forward. A captivating examination of crisis moments in US museum history from the early years of the twentieth century to the present day, The Museum offers inspiration in the resilience and longevity of America s most prized cultural institutions.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.5.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Schlagworte: 19th century museums • 20th century cultural history • 20th century museums • American Culture • American History • american museums • civil war history • Colonialism • Community Services • cultural crises • how did museum collections grow • Museum History • museum protests • museum repatriation • museums during war • Museum Studies • public institutions and the pandemic • role of museums in America • significance of museums • Smithsonian history • Smithsonian museums • war protests
• ISBN-10: 1-4798-0935-7 / 1479809357
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4798-0935-6 / 9781479809356