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Get the Summary of Patrick Bringley's All the Beauty in the World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Patrick Bringley's "All the Beauty in the World" is a contemplative narrative of his time as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bringley's journey begins with his awe of the museum's grandeur and the mentorship of Aada, a Finnish guard who emphasizes the importance of their role in protecting the art and...
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"Principles of Museum Design: A Guide to Museum Design Requirements and Process" is a comprehensive book that explains the fundamental requirements of museum design. It covers different topics that are very easy to understand and practice while designing a museum. The ebook has a vast range of topics, let's see a glimpse of a few:1: Overview of Museum Design2: Importance of Effective Museum Design3: Historical Evolution of Museum Design Concepts4:...
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*Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize, 2016*
*Shortlisted for the Green Carnation Prize, 2015*
* Shortlisted for the Academy of British Cover Design Awards, 2015*
Artwash is an intervention into the unsavoury role of the Big Oil company's sponsorship of the arts in Britain. Based on the high profile campaign 'Liberate Tate', Mel Evans targets Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP and Shell's collaboration with institutions such as the Tate...
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From museums and the preservation of old buildings to broader questions of community and identity, heritage is now a political issue.
This book explores what heritage means now heritage is big business and how it is used to encourage people to identify with particular places and 'traditions', now it is entangled with capitalism. Examining a range of questions, including the way contemporary societies use heritage in the creation and management...
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New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020
'Essential' – Sunday Times
'Brilliantly enraged' - New York Review of Books
'A real game-changer'– Economist
Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of origin. They do not mention that the objects are all stolen.
Few artefacts embody this history...
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