Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- History (7)
- History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology (5)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (4)
- Art and Design (3)
- Cultural History (3)
-
- European History (3)
- Modern Art and Architecture (3)
- Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology (3)
- Painting (3)
- Public History (3)
- United States History (3)
- Art Practice (2)
- Classical Archaeology and Art History (2)
- Classics (2)
- Other History (2)
- Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies (2)
- Sculpture (2)
- Social History (2)
- Sociology (2)
- American Art and Architecture (1)
- American Popular Culture (1)
- American Studies (1)
- Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity (1)
- Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture (1)
- Byzantine and Modern Greek (1)
- Christianity (1)
- Classical Literature and Philology (1)
- Communication (1)
- Keyword
-
- Museums (3)
- Data collection (2)
- Ethics (2)
- Museum shops (2)
- Abstract art (1)
-
- Affair of the Diamond Necklace (1)
- Agnès Varda (1)
- Algur Meadows (1)
- Annette Messager (1)
- Archaeological artifacts (1)
- Art (1)
- Art Historical Canon (1)
- Art acquisition (1)
- Art collector (1)
- Art crime (1)
- Art dealer (1)
- Art fakery (1)
- Art forgery (1)
- Art institution (1)
- Art market (1)
- Artistic Canon (1)
- Artistic Creation (1)
- Assemblage (1)
- Auction house (1)
- Authentication (1)
- Authenticity (1)
- Berlin (1)
- Black Venus (1)
- Body Politics (1)
- Book review (1)
- Publication Year
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 17 of 17
Full-Text Articles in Museum Studies
Artifacts As Ambassadors: How Archaeological Artifacts Dictate Modern Diplomatic Relations And Repatriation, Emma Boyd
Honors Papers and Posters
In this thesis, I examine and re-center the roles of archaeological artifacts and conceptions of ownership in global politics, drawing on debates about cultural heritage and diplomacy. This thesis will emphasize debates around ownership and repatriation, articulating their value in international relations and diplomacy between Western countries and postcolonial nations, as well as between federally recognized Native American Indigenous Tribes and the United States government. The thesis review takes the Elgin Marbles, arguably the most debated subject, as a model for my case study analysis. I will explore complications driven by conversations of repatriation. Overall, this thesis will propose theories …
Sustainable Development Of Private Art Museums In China: A Narrative Inquiry Study, Chaoran Li
Sustainable Development Of Private Art Museums In China: A Narrative Inquiry Study, Chaoran Li
Education (PhD) Dissertations
Private art museums are a relatively new phenomenon in China, having first appeared in the 20th century. This brief timeline in the larger history of art museums, coupled with the fact most Chinese private art museums close after just a few years of operation, has led many to question how to promote the sustainability of these institutions. These questions became even more pronounced with the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which brought a greater sense of uncertainty to the museum industry and society at large. This dissertation inquires similarly, asking how sustainability is conceptualized by Chinese private art museum …
“Everybody Loves A Conjurer:” The Fake Artworks Of Elmyr De Hory (1906-1976) And Their Consequences On The Art World, Caroline Grinstead
“Everybody Loves A Conjurer:” The Fake Artworks Of Elmyr De Hory (1906-1976) And Their Consequences On The Art World, Caroline Grinstead
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Art institutions such as museums, galleries, and auction houses have for many years been characterized as reliable and trustworthy. The act of art forgery threatens this integrity and causes these institutions to rethink how they acquire artworks. My research focuses on a specific art forger, Elmyr de Hory, who became notorious for being able to reproduce works in the style of notable artists such as Picasso, Matisse, and Modigliani. By successfully selling his forgeries to multiple museums and galleries, only to be discovered later, de Hory forced institutions to reconstruct their approaches in authenticating and acquiring works of art. As …
Museums, Covid-19 And The Pivot To Social Media, Jamie Larkin, Andrea Ballatore, Ekaterina Mityrova
Museums, Covid-19 And The Pivot To Social Media, Jamie Larkin, Andrea Ballatore, Ekaterina Mityrova
CCI Articles and Research
This paper examines social media activity by UK museums during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a general perception that as museums closed their doors for extended periods, their digital presence increased to maintain connections with their audiences. However, much of the research conducted in this area is based on small-scale studies and examples of best practice from large, well-resourced museums. By contrast, this study utilizes a comprehensive database of over 3300 active UK museums to understand the use of Facebook and Twitter across the sector. Specifically, the paper examines the frequency with which museums posted to these digital platforms as …
The Uk Museum Boom: Continuity And Change 1960-2019, Fiona Candlin, Andrea Ballatore, Jamie Larkin, Mark Liebenrood, Alexandra Poulovassilis, Valeri Katerinchuk
The Uk Museum Boom: Continuity And Change 1960-2019, Fiona Candlin, Andrea Ballatore, Jamie Larkin, Mark Liebenrood, Alexandra Poulovassilis, Valeri Katerinchuk
CCI Articles and Research
During the late-twentieth century there was a significant increase in the number of museums in the UK. Apart from the polemic heritage debates of the 1980s and 1990s, the boom in museums was not much investigated. Our project “Mapping Museums” collected and analysed data on over 4000 UK museums that were open in the period from 1960 to 2019. Here we present our findings. We show that the number of museums increased from around 1000 to a highpoint of 3360 in 2016, that the sector continuously expanded for 55 years, but that the rate of growth and closure varied depending …
“A New And Seductive Temptation”: The Introduction Of Museum Catalogue Stalls And The Emerging Focus On Public Education, Jamie Larkin
“A New And Seductive Temptation”: The Introduction Of Museum Catalogue Stalls And The Emerging Focus On Public Education, Jamie Larkin
CCI Articles and Research
This paper examines the introduction of catalogue stalls among London-based national museums and galleries in the 1910s, using the British Museum as an extended case study. It seeks to frame this initiative as an important moment in the history of museums as they shifted from predominately scholastic institutions, largely unresponsive to the needs of their visitors, to ones with a growing awareness of their role in public education. By being prominently positioned in museum lobbies, the catalogue stall provided a focal point for visitors to extend their cultural experience through educational or souvenir materials, and can be seen as part …
Rethinking Museum Shops In The Context Of The Climate Crisis, Jamie Larkin
Rethinking Museum Shops In The Context Of The Climate Crisis, Jamie Larkin
Art Faculty Articles and Research
This paper critically evaluates the role of the museum shop in the context of the climate crisis. Specifically, it considers how museum shops might be reconceptualized as an important facet of visitor communication within the emerging category of climate museums. Theoretically, the paper references the conceptual linkages of material and commodity culture in relation to climate issues, while practically, it frames the shop as a space that can both support exhibition messaging and prompt behavioral changes among visitors that might help reduce their planetary impact. These claims are explored with reference to the concepts of “gestalt” and “nudge” theory. The …
What Is A Museum? Difference All The Way Down, Fiona Candlin, Jamie Larkin
What Is A Museum? Difference All The Way Down, Fiona Candlin, Jamie Larkin
Art Faculty Articles and Research
The Mapping Museums research team recently compiled a dataset of UK museums. In doing so, we had to decide what counted as a museum. In this paper, we outline our initial approaches for establishing the criteria for selection: using definitions; key characteristics; and self-identification; and describe why they proved inadequate with respect to the heterogeneity of museum practice. We then explain how assemblage theory helped us conceptualise the complex realities of the museum sector and to address the problem of selection, which in turn led to our developing a non-essentialising model of museums and a new account of the UK …
Museums As Realms Of (Dis)Enchantment, Amy Buono
Museums As Realms Of (Dis)Enchantment, Amy Buono
Art Faculty Articles and Research
"On the night of September 2, 2018, a blaze swept through Brazil's national museum, Museu Nacional, in Rio de Janeiro, destroying not only the colonial building, portions of which dated to the sixteenth century, but roughly 92 percent of the 20 million objects in its holdings. This was Brazil's greatest encyclopedic museum, incorporating (among many others) collections of natural history, anthropology, archaeology, and art, thus forming the most comprehensive museum collection in the nation. Along with its many unique and irreplaceable collections, the Museu Nacional was also home to the country's oldest Indigenous Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian materials (fig. 1)."
The Missing Museums: Accreditation, Surveys, And An Alternative Account Of The Uk Museum Sector, Fiona Candlin, Jamie Larkin, Andrea Ballatore, Alexandra Poulovassilis
The Missing Museums: Accreditation, Surveys, And An Alternative Account Of The Uk Museum Sector, Fiona Candlin, Jamie Larkin, Andrea Ballatore, Alexandra Poulovassilis
Art Faculty Articles and Research
Surveys of the UK museum sector all have subtly different remits and so represent the sector in a variety of ways. Since the 1980s, surveys have almost invariably focused on accredited institutions, thereby omitting half of the museums in the UK. In this article we examine how data collection became tied to the accreditation scheme and its effects on how the museum sector is represented as a professionalised sphere. While is important to understand the role of surveys in constructing the museum sector, this article also demonstrates how the inclusion of unaccredited museums drastically changes the profile of the museum …
Tolerance As A Way To Remember, Natalie Figueroa
Tolerance As A Way To Remember, Natalie Figueroa
Voces Novae
This project examines the topic of Holocaust memorialization with a specific focus on the Simon Wiesenthal Center and their Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance. It posits that the mission and design of the museum were shaped by two major factors, first, the values of Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal for whom the Center was named, and second, racial and ethnic tensions within the City of Los Angeles during the late 1980s and early 1990s, which culminated in the Los Angeles riots in 1992 following the acquittal of four white police officers in the 1991 beating of Rodney King. The museum opened …
Freed From Fascism: Berlin's Gallery Culture In The Aftermath Of World War Ii, Brooke Fessler
Freed From Fascism: Berlin's Gallery Culture In The Aftermath Of World War Ii, Brooke Fessler
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
In post-World War II Germany, the city of Berlin was left in ruin after six years of war. A nation ripped apart both physically and at its governmental core was finally freed from Nazi fascism in 1945, and the German people were finally able to reconstruct their culture. Born out of years of strict regulation of the German art world, a new type of art was put on display. Focusing specifically on gallery culture in Berlin in the post-war years, one can see how twelve years of classically influenced Nazi art gave way to a push towards the avant-garde. The …
“All Museums Will Become Department Stores”: The Development And Implications Of Retailing At Museums And Heritage Sites, Jamie Larkin
“All Museums Will Become Department Stores”: The Development And Implications Of Retailing At Museums And Heritage Sites, Jamie Larkin
Art Faculty Articles and Research
Museums and heritage sites have provided merchandise for visitors to purchase since their earliest incarnations as public attractions in the 18th century. Despite this longevity scant academic research has been directed towards such activities. However, retailing – formalised in the emergence of the museum shop – offers insights into a range of issues, from cultural representation and education, to eco- nomic sustainability. This paper outlines the historical development of retailing at museums and heritage sites in the UK, before offering a summary of current issues, illustrated by a case study of contemporary retailing at Whitby Abbey. The paper demonstrates how …
French Women In Art: Reclaiming The Body Through Creation/Les Femmes Artistes Françaises : La Réclamation Du Corps À Travers La Création, Liatris Hethcoat
French Women In Art: Reclaiming The Body Through Creation/Les Femmes Artistes Françaises : La Réclamation Du Corps À Travers La Création, Liatris Hethcoat
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
The research I have conducted for my French Major Senior Thesis is a culmination of my passion for and studies of both French language and culture and the history and practice of Visual Arts. I have examined, across the history of art, the representation of women, and concluded that until the 20th century, these representations have been tools employed by the makers of history and those at the top of the patriarchal system, used to control women’s images and thus women themselves. I survey these representations, which are largely created by men—until the 20th century. I discuss pre-historical …
The Body In The Museum, Jamie Larkin
The Body In The Museum, Jamie Larkin
Art Faculty Articles and Research
A book review of Helen Rees Leahy's Museum Bodies: The Politics and Practices of Visiting and Viewing.
Safely Into The Unknown? A Review Of The Proposals For The Future Of English Heritage, Jamie Larkin
Safely Into The Unknown? A Review Of The Proposals For The Future Of English Heritage, Jamie Larkin
Art Faculty Articles and Research
On the 26th June 2013, plans were announced to split English Heritage - the public body responsible for the protection of England’s historic environment—into two separate organisations. In December 2013, the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport released a consultation document outlining the proposed changed and the justifications for them in greater detail. Under the plans the statutory duties toward heritage that English Heritage currently fulfils will remain under government auspices, while the management of its 400+ properties will be spun off into a self-funded charitable company by 2023. This paper lays out these proposed changes as clearly as possible, …
A Museum In A Book: Analyzing Culture Through Decolonizing Arts-Based Methodologies, Sharon Verner Chappell, Drew Chappell
A Museum In A Book: Analyzing Culture Through Decolonizing Arts-Based Methodologies, Sharon Verner Chappell, Drew Chappell
Theatre Faculty Articles and Research
This paper explores the positivist, museum-based, and touristic constructions of indigenous cultures in the Americas, as represented in the DK Eyewitness series, and then overturns these constructions using an artist book created by the authors. In our analysis of the nonfiction series, we identified three trajectories: cataloguing, consignment to the past, and pleasurable display. Using techniques borrowed from "new historiography" and the decolonizing methodologies of Linda Tuhiwai Smith (1999), we suggest ways in which adults and young people might "speak back" to these positivist paradigms.