the Smithsonian and the problem of history Post, Robert C. creator text bibliography mdu Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press 2013, c2013 2013 monographic eng

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xxvi, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm "From an insider's perspective, Robert C. Post ... offers insight into the politics of display and the interpretation of history. Never before has a book about the Smithsonian detailed the recent and dramatic shift from collection-driven shows, with artifacts meant to speak for themselves, to concept-driven exhibitions, in which objects aim to tell a story, displayed like illustrations in a book."--Dust jacket flap. A chain of events linking past to present -- Modernization -- A worthy home for national treasures -- Allies and critics -- To join in a Smithsonian renaissance -- A special kind of insight -- The winded gospel -- Celebration or education? -- A crisis of representation -- Small's world -- Timely and relevant themes and methods of presentation. Robert C. Post. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Smithsonian Institution History Museums Social aspects United States Museums Political aspects United States Public history United States Smithsonian Institution Historia Museos Estados Unidos Q 11 P857w 2013 069.0973 1421411008 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781421411002 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2013004825 CaOTU 130219 20230410132718.0 122711 eng