{"product_id":"the-museum-isbn-9780711254565","title":"The Museum","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis beautiful and visually immersive book charts the fascinating story of the institution of the Museum, from its origins to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Visited by millions \u003c\/b\u003earound the world every year, museums are one of mankind’s most essential creations. They tell stories\u003cb\u003e, shape cultural identities\u003c\/b\u003e and hold \u003cb\u003evaluable insight about the past and about the future. \u003c\/b\u003eThis \u003cb\u003ecaptivating works \u003c\/b\u003echarts a path from the very first collection through to the latest developments in cultural curation, interweaving \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using examples of the \u003cb\u003egreatest cultural institutions\u003c\/b\u003e to shape the narrative, historian and academic Owen Hopkins draws on his deep knowledge of the field to \u003cb\u003eoutline the history of the museum movement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tracking the evolution from princely collections in Europe and the Enlightenment’s classically inspired temples of curiosities, via the public museums of the late nineteenth century, on to today’s global era of\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eiconic buildings designed by the world’s leading architects, \u003c\/b\u003ethis book is a \u003cb\u003evital work for anyone seeking to understand the development of the museum into what it is today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over the course of five chapters \u003cb\u003efilled with stunning imagery\u003c\/b\u003e that highlights the beauty of these venerated buildings, \u003cb\u003ethe origins of key institutions are revealed\u003c\/b\u003e, including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Louvre \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Metropolitan Museum of Art \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e British Museum \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tate Modern \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Hermitage \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Guggenheim \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Smithsonian Institute \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acropolis Museum \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Also outlined are the motivations of the \u003cb\u003earchitects, curators and patrons\u003c\/b\u003e who have shaped how we experience the modern museum, a cast that includes names such as \u003cb\u003eKing George II\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNapoleon\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHenry Clay Frick\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePeggy Guggenheim\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAndrew Carnegie\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlfred Barr\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFrank Lloyd Wright\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLe Corbusier\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFrank Gehry\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRichard Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNicholas Serota\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eZaha Hadid\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By examining how these venues became \u003cb\u003eintrinsic to our shared cultural experience\u003c\/b\u003e, analysing the changing roles they play in society and questioning what the future holds in a digital age, \u003cb\u003ethis book is for anyone who has stood in awe at the spectacle of a museum\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frances Lincoln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891927445733,"sku":"NP9780711254565","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/21ac615f-7d63-42de-8dca-acea016ca678.jpg?v=1767914907","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-museum-isbn-9780711254565","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}