The devil is in the detail: museum displays and the creation of knowledge
The devil is in the detail: museum displays and the creation of knowledge
This paper presents a methodological framework for conducting research on the knowledge-making capacity of museum displays. As active agents in the production of knowledge, museum displays are increasingly being recognized as documents of significance to the history of scholarly disciplines and the evolution of ideas. In order to investigate how exhibitions create knowledge, a basic outline of some of the key attributes involved in creating meaning in exhibitions is offered. Building on research in exhibition analysis, the history of collecting, and archaeological representation, this account emphasizes how there is a complex network of factors that warrant consideration when assessing the epistemological function of museums.
strategies, exhibition analysis, museums and knowledge
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Moser, Stephanie
af3009ce-a7c4-4550-a180-7e1987b7deed
2010
Moser, Stephanie
af3009ce-a7c4-4550-a180-7e1987b7deed
Moser, Stephanie
(2010)
The devil is in the detail: museum displays and the creation of knowledge.
Museum Anthropology, 33 (1), Spring Issue, .
(doi:10.1111/j.1548-1379.2010.01072.x).
Abstract
This paper presents a methodological framework for conducting research on the knowledge-making capacity of museum displays. As active agents in the production of knowledge, museum displays are increasingly being recognized as documents of significance to the history of scholarly disciplines and the evolution of ideas. In order to investigate how exhibitions create knowledge, a basic outline of some of the key attributes involved in creating meaning in exhibitions is offered. Building on research in exhibition analysis, the history of collecting, and archaeological representation, this account emphasizes how there is a complex network of factors that warrant consideration when assessing the epistemological function of museums.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 8 April 2010
Published date: 2010
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strategies, exhibition analysis, museums and knowledge
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