Museums as Assemblage offers a new way of thinking about the dynamism of art museums. Using the concept of assemblage, this book unpacks relations between visit

"Assemblage art consists of making three-dimensional or two-dimensional artistic compositions by putting together found-objects."--Boundless.

What can we learn about nationalism by looking at a country’s cultural institutions? How do the history and culture of particular cities help explain how muse

It argues that artists' and collectors' museums are best understood as 'author museums' and make it possible to enjoy and study display as a mode of expression

This book examines the historical context of museums, their collections, and the objects that form them. Susan M. Pearce probes the psychological and social rea