Museum is Open : Towards a Transnational History of Museums, 1750-1940

ISBN: 9783110298802 Condition: New Hard cover Language: English Pages: 280 Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 280 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Museum science, museum analysis, museum history, and museum theory - all this expanding terminology underscores the growing scholarly interest in museums. A recurring assertion is that as an institution, the museum has largely functioned as a venue for the formation of specifically national identities. This volume, by contrast, highlights the museum as a product of transnational processes of exchange, focusing on the period from 1750 to 1940.