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HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED K IBD

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHER
12 / 2016
9781442239760
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Sinopsis

Historic House Museums in the United States and the United Kingdom: A History addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. Everyone understands the special nature of an art museum, a national museum, or a science museum, but &lsquo,house museum&rsquo, nearly always requires clarification. In the US it&rsquo,s almost synonymous with historic preservation, in the UK, it&rsquo,s simply unfamiliar, the very idea being conflated with stately homes and the National Trust. By analyzing the motivation of the founders, and subsequent keepers, of house museums, the author identifies a typology that casts light on what they were intended to represent and their significance (or lack of it) today.

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127,45