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Book Cover - Hall of Mirrors

Cultural Studies / Art History

0-920159-85-0 

$24.95 CDN / $18.95 US

6 x 9 - 272 pages - paper

BISAC: CAN001000 - CUR006000 - SOC002000


Hall of Mirrors
Museums and the Canadian Public

Author: Robyn Gillam 

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"Hall of Mirrors questions whether museums have the financial or cultural muscle to survive the growing pressures of the 21st century."
- Carlene Rummery, Prairie Books NOW

"If Hall of Mirrors is not an academic work, neither is it journalism ... I have not held back from speculation. I recognize that some of the views expressed here are odd, if not downright eccentric, but they are all my own, and I take full responsibility for them." 
With this intriguing opening, author Robyn Gillam launches into a richly researched, engaging history of museums that ranges from ancient Greece to Canada's Royal Ontario Museum, Glenbow, and Museum of Civilization. Unafraid to take a strong stand, Gillam points to class, race, and gender biases that have maintained a wall around many of Canada's largest public museums. Is there a future for museums in Canada? Robyn Gillam offers her answer in an argument that ha implications for other public cultural institutions, for policy makers, and the ultimate museum stakeholders: members of the Canadian public.

Contents:
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction: A Joke, Some Ideas, and a Personal Reminiscence
Chapter 1: The Genealogy of the Museum I: From Temple Treasuries to Revolution
Chapter 2: The Genealogy of the Museum II: Museums are Life are Art are Politics
Chapter 3: A Brief History of Museums in Canada Before the Second World War
Chapter 4: Museums in Canada from 1945 to 1993
Chapter 5: The Spirit Sings: A Sour Note in the Museum's Halls
Chapter 6: A Display of Nationalism: Who Framed George McDonald and the Museum of Civilization?
Chapter 7: Fear and Loathing at Bloor and Avenue Road: Into the Heart of the Royal Ontario Museum
Chapter 8: Is There a Future for Museums in Canada?
Reading about Museums and Related Topics
About the Author
Index

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