Museum Masters

Their Museums and Their Influence

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

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Alexander brings to life the stories of twelve ambitious leaders from the United States and Europe who helped shape the future of the museum world.

Chapter 1 Introduction: The New MuseumChapter 2 Sir Hans Sloane and the British Museum: From Collection of Curiosites to National TreasureChapter 3 Charles Wilson Peale and His Philadelphia Museum: The Concept of the Popular MuseumChapter 4 Dominique Vivant Denon and the Louvre of Napoleon: The Art Museum as Symbol of National GloryChapter 5 William Jackson Hooker and the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew: The Botanical GardenChapter 6 Henry Cole and the South Kensington (Victoria and Albert) Museum: The Museum of Decorative ArtChapter 7 Ann Pamela Cunningham and Washington's Mount Vernon: The Historic House MuseumChapter 8 Wilhelm Bode and Berlin's Museum Island: The Museum of World ArtChapter 9 Artur Hazelius and Skansen: The Open Air MuseumChapter 10 George Brown Goode and the Smithsonian Museums: A National Museum of Cultural HistoryChapter 11 Carl Hagenbeck and His Stellingen Tierpark: The Moated ZooChapter 12 Oskar von Miller and the Deutsches Museum: The Museum of Science and TechnologyChapter 13 John Cotton Dana and the Newark Museum: The Museum of Community Service