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Civilizing rituals: inside public art museums

Civilizing rituals: inside public art museums
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ISBN 0415070120
9780415070126
Author Duncan, Carol
Title Civilizing rituals : inside public art museums / by Carol Duncan
Publisher London ; New York : Routledge, 2007
Physical desc. x, 178 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.
Series Re visions : critical studies in the history and theory of art
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents Introduction. -- The art museum as ritual. -- From the princely gallery to the public art museum : the Louvre Museum and the National Gallery, London. -- Public spaces, private interests : municipal art museums in New York and Chicago. -- Something eternal : the donor memorial. -- The modern art museum : it's a man's world. -- Conclusion.
Subject Art museums -- Social aspects
Art museum attendance
Museum attendance
Museology
Museum techniques
Museums -- Social aspects
Museums -- Political aspects
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