Curators, Culture and Change
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Köp båda 2 för 2225 krCatherine Pearson, Author, Independent Historian and Scholar, UK. She is the editor of the journals of museum curator, E.J. Rudsdale, 1920-1951. Suzanne Keene, Editor, Reader Emeritus at University College London. She has a number of published books on museum collections, most recently co-authoring Museums and Silent Objects: Designing Effective Exhibitions.
Timeline: Major events around the Second World War and the Home Front Introduction: a new perspective A new perspective on wartime museums The accepted history Museums in the mid twentieth century Sources and evidence Organisations Individuals in politics and organisations Individuals in museums PART I: 19181939: Between the wars Chapter 1 Between the wars: museums and cultural politics Education, the electorate and museums The need to reform the museum service The Miers Report and the Royal Commission on National Museums and Galleries Towards modernity Regional museum federations A significant period for museums Chapter 2 Charting progress: the Markham report Social and economic reforms: the context for the review Education and citizenship The bid for a nationwide museum service The Second World War: impediment or impetus? Miers and Markham: the modernising agenda Chapter 3 Museums before the war: the context for reform The context for reform Markham recommends a community based service Museums and identity Education in museums Employment and qualifications women and men A new vision for provincial museums Part II: 19391940: At the start of the war Chapter 4 Confronting conflict: collections, closings and openings Protecting the collections Museums as war begins 1939 The campaign to remain open: classes and concerts 1939: Openings and closings 1940: The Blitz national museums close again Chapter 5 As war begins: from propaganda to recognition 19381939: Hopes for a Royal Commission 1939: Resistance to propaganda 19401941: Exhibits poorly conceived: propaganda withdrawn 1942: From propaganda to war artists Visitors play an active part Museums respond to wartime visitors needs PART III: 19411944: During wartime Chapter 6 State support: the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) 1940: A significant year for culture The Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) created 1940: The establishment of CEMA 1942: The Treasury funds CEMA Keynes as Chair Museum collaboration, alliances and federations Funded for success Chapter 7 Temples to the arts CEMA and the arts in wartime Music in museums CEMA and art exhibitions in provincial galleries The National Gallerys support for provincial museums Public enthusiasm for new services exceeds expectations Chapter 8 Planning for peacetime 19401945: Museums plan for reconstruction The Museums Associations 1942 Memorandum on reconstruction The Museums Association loses momentum 1944 Education Act: no provision for cultural initiatives PART IV: Reflections on wartime practice Chapter 9 Community engagement, education and exhibitions Education services develop Education services in wartime 1939: Adult education to boost conscript morale Would innovations survive? Exhibitions: a wartime service Cultural centres, citizenship and demobilisation Disruption, ideas and new meanings Focus on public service Chapter 10 Audiences in wartime Recorded visitor figures Contemporary evidence Why more visitors Who were the visitors? Reasons for visiting: popularity of culture Changing perceptions of the museum: two wartime films The new audience centred approach in wartime regional museums Tables visitor attendance numbers Chapter 11 Memory and identity Memory in the museum space Memories of buildings and experience Memories of objects Memories based on an unexpected use of the museum Memories of shared experience Museums and those who did not visit New perceptions of museums and objects Chapter 12 Museum staff and the war Museum staff in wartime Women working in wartime museums After the war The long term cost to the museum profession Professionals and amateurs Professionalism the unexpected consequences PART V: 19441949 The aftermath of the war Chapter 13 A national museum service: the final bid 1945: A final bid for a National