Civilizing rituals : inside public art museums

Title
  1. Civilizing rituals : inside public art museums / Carol Duncan.
Published by
  1. London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
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Author
  1. Duncan, Carol.

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Description
  1. x, 178 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series statement
  1. Re visions (London, England)
Uniform title
  1. Re visions (London, England)
Subject
  1. Sociologische aspecten
  2. Antropologische aspecten
  3. Art > Musées > Fréquentation
  4. Art museum attendance
  5. Kunstmusea
  6. Museums
  7. Art > Musées > Aspect social
  8. Art museums > Social aspects
Contents
  1. The art museum as ritual -- From the princely gallery to the public art museum: the Louvre Museum and the National Gallery, London -- Public spaces, private interests: municipal art museums in New York and Chicago -- Something eternal: the Donor Memorial -- The modern art museum: it's a man's world.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-173) and index.