Weil has long been considered one of the museum community's most insightful commentators. In this volume of 29 essays, his overarching concern is that museums b

Museum Matters tells the story of Mexico's national collections through the trajectories of its objects. The essays in this book show the many ways in which thi

In this volume of 29 essays, Weil's overarching concern is that museums be able to “earn their keep”—that they make themselves matter—in an environment

In these 19 insightful and frequently witty meditations, Stephen E. Weil examines the purposes and functions of the museum in the late 20th century, proposing m