The museum : a short history of crisis and resilience / Samuel J. Redman.

"On a cold and clear afternoon in January 1865, a roaring fire swept through the Smithsonian Institution. The flames at the Smithsonian, however, were merely an omen of things to come for museums in the United States. Beset by challenges ranging from pandemic and war to fire and economic uncertainty...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Redman, Samuel J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Museums > United States > History > 20th century.
Museums > United States > Management > History.
Museums > Security measures > United States > History.
Emergency management > United States > History.
Crisis management > United States > History.
TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
Crisis management.
Emergency management.
Museums.
Museums > Management.
Museums > Security measures.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Informational works.
Genre:
History.
Informational works.
Physical Description:v, 223 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • War, cold, unrest, strikes, and epidemics
  • The Hearst Museum of Anthropology and the Great Depression
  • The Smithsonian and museums during the World War II era
  • 1970 art strike and new museum perspectives
  • The culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s
  • Museum crisis in recent history.