What is a museum? -- The first museum of Europe? -- The palace of the prince -- The irrational cabinet -- The 'cabinet of the world' -- The repository of the Royal Society -- The disciplinary museum -- A useful past for the present
Summary
Drawing on numerous case studies, Hooper-Greenhill presents a critical survey of major changes in current assumptions about the nature of museums, and argues that museums are consciously organizing their spaces and collections to aid self-learning
Analysis
Museums
Museums
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-228) and index
