Whose muse? : art museums and the public trust
"Whose Muse? Art Museums and the Public Trust brings together six directors of leading American and British art museums who offer forward-looking alternatives to such prevailing views. While their approaches differ, certain themes recur: As museums have become increasingly complex and costly to manage, and as government support has waned, the temptation is great to follow policies driven not by a mission but by the market. However, the directors concur that public trust can be upheld only if museums continue to see their core mission as building collections that reflect a nation's artistic legacy and providing informed and unfettered access to them." "The book, based on a lecture series of the same title held by the Harvard Program for Art Museum Directors, also includes an introduction by Cuno and a fascinating - and surprisingly frank - round table discussion among the participating directors. A rare collection of sustained reflections by prominent museum directors on the current state of affairs in their profession, this book is without equal. It will be read widely not only by museum professionals, trustees, critics, and scholars, but also by the art-loving public."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2004
Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, ©2004
Books
208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780691032153, 9780691127811, 0691032157, 0691127816
52070552
A pentecost in Trafalgar Square / Neil MacGregor
The object of art museums / James Cuno
Pictures, tears, lights, and seats / John Walsh
The authorities of the American Art Museum / James N. Wood
A deontological approach to art museums and the public trust / Glenn D. Lowry
Art museums, inspiring public trust / Philippe de Montebello
Round table discussion / James Cuno [and others]