A Living Exhibition:: The Smithsonian and the Transformation of the Universal Museum

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Summary

Walker discusses how the evolution of the Smithsonian Institution has mirrored broader changes in American culture. He traces the changes from the early concept of a universal museum to the complex and variegated complex of museums it oversees today, from the single U.S. National Museum to the new National Museum of the American Indian, especially in the Cold War era.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Exhibitions
  • National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
  • United States National Museum

Contact information

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

Category

Smithsonian History Bibliography

Date

2013

Topic

  • Civilization
  • Social history
  • Cold War, 1945-1989
  • Museums
  • History
  • Civilization--History
  • Museums--History
  • Museum exhibits
  • Cold War

Place

  • United States.
  • Washington (D.C.)

Physical description

Number of pages : 304; Page numbers : 1-304

Edition

First

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