Walker, William S., 1978-
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2013];©2013
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Part of the series Public history in historical perspective;Public history in historical perspective.
Notes:
- Introduction: the changing universal museum — The universal museum: shaping cultural exhibition at the Smithsonian — History and technology: a new museum, a new era — Open education: the Festival of American Folklife and the transformation of space at the Smithsonian — Inclusion or separation? The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and the Festival of American Folklife’s American Indian programs — Finding national unity through cultural diversity: the Smithsonian and the Bicentennial — A family of humankind: the making and unmaking of a museum of man at the Smithsonian — Epilogue: Is it possible to see it all?
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects:
- Smithsonian Institution — History.
- Museum exhibits — Political aspects — United States.
- Public history — United States — History.
- United States — Cultural policy.
Requested by Lansing, M