The museum : the world's most iconic cultural spaces
Hopkins, Owen, 1984-2021
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Visited by millions around the world every year, discover the untold story of the museum, one of mankind's most essential creations. Using examples of the greatest cultural institutions to shape the narrative, this book outlines the history of the museum movement, tracking the evolution from princely collections in Europe and the Enlightenment's classically inspired temples of curiosities, via the public museums of the late nineteenth century, on to today's global era oficonic buildings designed by the world's leading architects.
Main title:
The museum : the world's most iconic cultural spaces / Owen Hopkins.
Author:
Hopkins, Owen, 1984-, author
Imprint:
London : Frances Lincoln Limited Publishers, 2021.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
ISBN:
9780711254565 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
069.09
Language:
English
BRN:
1911338