{"product_id":"exhibiting-dilemmas-isbn-9781560984443","title":"Exhibiting Dilemmas","description":"In twelve essays on such diverse Smithsonian Institution holdings as the Hope Diamond, the Wright Flyer, wooden Zuni carvings, and the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth lunch counter that became a symbol of the Civil Rights movement, \u003ci\u003eExhibiting Dilemmas\u003c\/i\u003e explores a wide range of social, political, and ethical questions faced by museum curators in their roles as custodians of culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the challenges posed by the transformation of exhibitions from object-driven “cabinets of curiosities” to idea-driven sources of education and entertainment, the contributors—all Smithsonian staff members—provide a lively and sometimes provocative discussion of the increasingly complex enterprise of acquiring and displaying objects in a museum setting.“This book is a courageous and candid affirmation of the educational and interpretive responsibilities of history museums. . . . The authors provide eloquent recognition of the need to negotiate a popular yet thoroughly professional path between history and memory, celebration, and commemoration.”—Michael Kammen, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A cultural benchmark. . . . Each [contributor] faces the challenge of bringing an institution founded on the Eurocentric values and colonialist viewpoints of the nineteenth century into line with the values and perspectives of our present multicultural society.”—\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e, a cultural historian at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, is the author of \u003ci\u003eOn the Air: Pioneers of American Broadcasting\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eRed, Hot, \u0026amp; Blue: A Smithsonian Salute to the American Musical\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrienne L. Kaeppler\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of oceanic ethnology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eOceanic Art\u003c\/i\u003e.Explores a range of social, political, and ethical questions faced by museum curators worldwide through 12 essays based on Smithsonian holdings","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304968802533,"sku":"NP9781560984443","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781560984443.jpg?v=1767726524","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/exhibiting-dilemmas-isbn-9781560984443","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}