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Cultural
Studies / Art History
0-920159-85-0
$24.95 CDN / $18.95 US
6 x 9 - 272 pages - paper
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CUR006000 - SOC002000
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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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