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World’s art leaders debate: Is the encyclopedic museum still relevant?

Under Discussion - The Encyclopedic Museum

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    256 pages

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    13 April 2021

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Summary

In almost thirty interviews, Donatien Grau probes some of the world’s most prominent thinkers and preeminent arts leaders on the past, present, and future of the encyclopedic museum.

Over the last two decades, the encyclopedic museum has been criticized and praised, constantly discussed, and often in the news. Encyclopedic museums are a phenomenon of Europe and the United States, and their locations and mostly Eurocentric collections have in more recent years drawn attention to what m…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781606067192
ISBN-10:1606067192
Author:Donatien Grau
Publisher:Getty Trust Publications
Imprint:Getty Publications
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:13 April 2021
Weight:666g
Dimensions:15mm x 150mm x 250mm
Series:Getty Publications - (Yale)
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Critics Review

“This collection will interest those researching museum studies, nationalism, national identity, provenance, and repatriation.”

“An interesting opportunity to listen in on the thinking of prominent figures in the field, Under Discussion: The Encyclopedic Museum offers a birds-eye view of their renegotiation of a legacy of the European Enlightenment to serve twenty-first-century populations across the globe.”–Bernard Zirnheld “La Gazette Drouot” (5/10/2021 12:00:00 AM)

About The Author

Donatien Grau

Donatien Grau is a scholar and author. He currently serves as head of contemporary programs at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, and as chair of the Association Pierre Guyotat.

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