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A living exhibition, the Smithsonian and the transformation of the universal museum, William S. Walker

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A living exhibition, the Smithsonian and the transformation of the universal museum, William S. Walker
Language
eng
resource.governmentPublication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
A living exhibition
Oclc number
823041553
Responsibility statement
William S. Walker
Series statement
Public history in historical perspective
Sub title
the Smithsonian and the transformation of the universal museum
Table of contents
Introduction: the changing universal museum -- The universal museum: shaping cultural exhibition at the Smithsonian -- History and technology: a new museum, a new era -- Open education: the Festival of American Folklife and the transformation of space at the Smithsonian -- Inclusion or separation? The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and the Festival of American Folklife's American Indian programs -- Finding national unity through cultural diversity: the Smithsonian and the Bicentennial -- A family of humankind: the making and unmaking of a museum of man at the Smithsonian -- Epilogue: Is it possible to see it all?

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