Art museums in Australia by Jagodzińska, Katarzyna, author instant download

Art museums in Australia by Jagodzińska, Katarzyna, author instant download

290 pages ; 24 cm, \"To what extent do art museums in Australia mirror global changes in the museum world at the beginning of the twenty-first century? What museum features are particular to Australia? What challenges do Australian museums face today? What is their relationship with history, identity, and politics? Why and how are they growing and expanding? These and many more topical issues relating to museums in Australia are discussed in this book. Museum directors, curators, collectors and researchers from around Australia talk about their institutions and shed light on the diverse and vibrant ecology of museums across this vast country, both historically and today. The book discusses the nature of contemporary museums of art, their common and specific features, and their contexts, relations, challenges, and plans.\"--Back cover, Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290), 1. An overview of art museums in Australia -- 2. Shifts in Australian museums : interview with Bernice Murphy -- 3. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra -- 4. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne -- 5. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney -- 6. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide -- 7. Art Gallery of Ballarat -- 8. Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane -- 9. Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth -- 10. McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery, Melbourne -- 11. Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne -- 12. Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne -- 13. Linden New Art, Melbourne -- 14. Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney -- 15. TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville -- 16. Lyon Housemuseum, Melbourne -- 17. Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart -- 18. Some thoughts about museums addressing their audiences : interview with Louise Ryan -- 19. Australian art exhibited abroad : the case of Great Britain