Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display

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Summary

Consists of a series of essays on the relationship between museum display and cultural identity. Includes case studies from the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folklife and the National Museum of American History.

Subject

  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • Festival of American Folklife

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

The essays in this volume were first presented at a conference, "The Poetics and Politics of Representation," held at the Smithsonian, September 26-28, 1988 with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation.

Contained within

(Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1991

Topic

  • Education
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Museum techniques

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