Rethinking the Museum and Other Meditations Paperback by Stephen E. Weil

Product Details

• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press (1990-05-17)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 201 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780874749533
• Item Weight: 311.85 grams
• Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.58 cm

In these 19 insightful and frequently witty meditations, Stephen E. Weil examines the purposes and functions of the museum in the late 20th century, proposing museums make encounters with a variety of visitors more central to their operation.

About the Author

Stephen Weil was Deputy Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution. He served as Adminstrator of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (1967-1974) and is a member of the New York bar. He was coauthor of the award-winning treatise Art Law and author of the widely acclaimed Beauty and the Beasts (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983).