Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology - Expert Curation at the Museums of the Smithsonian Institution (Paperback)

Computer technology has transformed modern society, yet curators wishing to reflect those changes face difficult challenges in terms of both collecting and exhibiting. Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology examines how curators at the history and technology museums of the Smithsonian Institution have met these challenges. Focusing on the curatorial process, the book explores the ways in which curators at the institution have approached the accession and display of technological artifacts. Such collections often have comparatively few precedents, and can pose unique dilemmas. In analysing the Smithsonian's approach, Foti takes in diverse collection case studies ranging from DNA analyzers to Herbie Hancock's music synthesizers, from iPods to born-digital photographs, from the laptop used during the filming of the television program Sex and the City to "Stanley" the self-driving car. Using her proposed model of "expert curation", she synthesizes her findings into a more universal framework for undertanding the curatorial methods associated with computer technology and reflects on what it means to be a curator in a postdigital world. Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology offers a detailed analysis of curatorial practice in a relatively new field that is set to grow exponentially. It will be useful reading for curators, scholars, and students alike.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Museum Studies
Release date:	June 2020
Authors:	Petrina Foti
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	166
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-58364-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-367-58364-X
Barcode:	9780367583644

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