Museums as Centers of Controversy

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Summary

Boyd argues that museums of the 21st century must be the sites of new discoveries, new creations, and new interpretations despite the desire of many visitors not to be challenged or engaged in controversy.

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Daedalus 128, no. 3 (Journal)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Category

Smithsonian History Bibliography

Date

1999

Topic

  • Controversies
  • Museums
  • Museum techniques

Physical description

Number of pages : 44; Page numbers : 185-228

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