Religion In Museums: Global And Multidisciplinary Perspectives - 9781474255516

This is the first volume to take a broad survey of how museums address religion as well as religious objects, and charts a course for future research and interpretation. The book lies at the intersection of the growth of museum attendance and the increasing social and geopolitical complexity of religion. Most museums throughout the world - whether art, archaeology, anthropology or history museums - include religious objects, and an increasing number are beginning to address religion. Bringing together scholars and practitioners from North America, Europe, Russia and Australia, the volume explores the work of museums from a cultural studies perspective, as well as the contribution of museums to the rapidly increasing interest from religious studies scholars in visual and material culture. Religion in Museums is divided into six sections: museum buildings, reception, objects, collecting and research, interpretation of objects and exhibitions, and representing religion in different types of museums. Topics covered include repatriation, conservation, museum architectural design, exhibition, heritage, missionary collections, curation, collections and display, and the visitor's experience.

• | Author: Gretchen Buggeln|Crispin Paine|S. Brent Plate, Gretchen Buggeln
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• | Publication Date: Feb 23, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 296 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Art
• | ISBN-10: 1474255515
• | ISBN-13: 9781474255516