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Science Museums in Transition - Cultures of Display in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America (Hardcover)
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Science Museums in Transition - Cultures of Display in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America (Hardcover)
Series: Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century
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The nineteenth century witnessed a dramatic shift in the display
and dissemination of natural knowledge across Britain and America,
from private collections of miscellaneous artifacts and objects to
public exhibitions and state-sponsored museums. The science museum
as we know it - an institution of expert knowledge built to inform
a lay public - was still very much in formation during this dynamic
period. Science Museums in Transition provides a nuanced,
comparative study of the diverse places and spaces in which science
was displayed at a time when science and spectacle were still
deeply intertwined; when leading naturalists, curators, and popular
showmen were debating both how to display their knowledge and how
and whether they should profit from scientific work; and when
ideals of nationalism, class politics, and democracy were
permeating the museum's walls. Contributors examine a constellation
of people, spaces, display practices, experiences, and politics
that worked not only to define the museum, but to shape public
science and scientific knowledge. Taken together, the chapters in
this volume span the Atlantic, exploring private and public
museums, short and long-term exhibitions, and museums built for
entertainment, education, and research, and in turn raise a host of
important questions, about expertise, and about who speaks for
nature and for history.
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