Exhibition Experiments

by Sharon Macdonald (Editor), Paul Basu (Editor)

"Exhibition Experiments" is a lively collection that considers experiments with museological form that challenge our understanding of - and experience with - museums:
Explores examples of museum experimentalism in light of cutting-edge museum theory;
Draws on a range of global and topical examples, including museum experimentation, exhibitionary forms, the fate of conventional notions of 'object' and 'representation', and the impact of these changes;
Brings together an international group of art historians, anthropologists, and sociologists to question traditional disciplinary boundaries;
Considers the impact of technology on the museum space
tackles a range of examples of experimentalism from many different countries, including Australia, Austria, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, Sweden, the UK and the US;
Examines the changes and challenging new possibilities facing museum studies.

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 13, 2007

Reviews

[Barbara M.]

A fascinating read. Especially enjoyed Paul Bassu´s reflections on the labyrinthine aesthetic of contemporary museum design and learning about exhibition experiments by Neil Cummings and Marysia Lewandowska. It was quite refreshing (aka unusual) to have an academic being daring enough to put her scholarly praise for an exhibition well done into words as Mieke Bal does with "Partners" (Haus der Kunst, Munich, 2003).