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Do Museums Still Need Objects?
| Author | : Steven Conn |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0812221559 |
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In this broadly conceived study Steven Conn examines the development of American museums across the twentieth century with a historian's attention and a critic's eye. He focuses on an array of museum types and asks illuminating questions about the relationship between museums and American cultural life.
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