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View of Brocket Park south front (Drawing) PAF2927

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Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Plumgarth, Official Number 127062 (Manuscript) 1915 RSS/CL/1915/3836/24
Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Plumgarth, Official Number 127062 (Manuscript) 1915 RSS/CL/1915/3836/25

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Grasping the world: the idea of the museum This item is an anthology which explores the idea of the museum and aims to promote a critical, historical and ethical understanding of its origins and history. It is intended to be a resource for students and teachers of art history and museum studies. The anthology contains texts first published in journals and books. The general introduction asks the question: What are Museums For? Other topics covered include: Creating historical effects; Instituting evidence; Building shared imaginaries/effacing otherness; Observing subjects/disciplining practice; Secularizing rituals; Inclusions and exclusions: representing adequately. There is also a chronological index of the texts. 2004 069.1 BOOK 1 copy available in Onsite storage - please ORDER to view.
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