New Museology

Peter Vergo is Reader in the History and Theory of Art at the University of Essex. He organised the 1983 Edinburgh International Festival exhibition, Vienna 1900.

• Photographic Acknowledgements Notes on the Editor and Contributors Introduction - Peter Vergo 1. Museums, Artefacts, and Meanings - Charles Saumarez Smith 2. Objects of Knowledge: A Historical Perspective on Museums - Ludmilla Jordanova 3. The Reticent object - Peter Vergo 4. Theme Parks and Time Machines - Colin Sorensen 5. Education, Entertainment and Politics: Lessons from the Great International Exhibitions - Paul Greenhalgh 6. On Living in a New Country - Stephen Bann 7. The Quality of Visitors' Experiences in Art Museums - Philip Wright 8. Museum Visiting as a Cultural Phenomenon - Nick Merriman 9. Museums and Cultural Property - Norman Palmer References Select Bibliography Index

A lively and controversial symposium . . . thought-provoking. - The Sunday Times (Paperbacks of the Year, 1989)The essays are all distinguished by their topicality and lucidity. - Museum NewsStimulating - Richard Cork, BBC World ServiceA welcome addition to the library of Museology. - Art MonthlyThe New Museology is essential reading for all those seeking to understand the current debate in museum ideologies. - International Journal of Museum Management and Scholarship