City museums and city development
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City museums and city development
AltaMira Press, a division of Roman & Littlefield, c2008
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Based on papers from a conference held Aug. 2007 in Vienna, sponsored by CAMOC, the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Traditionally, city museums have been keepers of city history. Many have been exercises in nostalgia, reflecting city pride. However, a new generation of museums focuses increasingly on the city's present and future as well as its past, and on the city in all of its diversity, challenges, and possibilities. Above all, these museums are gateways to understanding the city-our greatest and most complex creation and the place where half the world's population now lives. In this book, experts in the field explore this 'new' city museum and the challenge of contributing positively to city development.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Cities and Museums about Them Chapter 2. City Museums and the Geopolitics of Globalization Chapter 3. Museums of Cities and the Future of Cities Chapter 4. "The Novelties of the Town:" Museums, Cities, and Historical Representation Chapter 5. The Prospect of a City Museum Chapter 6. Thinking the Present Historically at the Museum of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Chapter 7. A City Museum for Stuttgart: Some Issues in Planning a Museum for the 21st Century Chapter 8. Taipei City Museum in the Making Chapter 9. Museums and Urban Renewal in Towns Chapter 10. The Development of the City of Kazan: The Museum Aspect Chapter 11. Defining a Research Agenda for City Museums in a Peripheralizing World Chapter 12. From Urban Blocks to City Blogs: Defining Attributes for the City Museum of Today
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