Michael,

While hardly written as the history of exhibition design, one of my
favorite books on this topic is ART/artifact which was a catalog of a
touring exhibition of the same name by the Center for African Art in 1988.

The exhibition featured the installation of African Art in four distinct
settings: a 19th century "curiosity" room, an ethnography museum, an art
museum, and a "Soho" gallery.

Its purpose was to demonstrate how the presentation of objects affect our
understanding of them.  I have used the catalog in numerous classes and I
highly recommend it.

Anna Fariello

on 9/12/02 02:26 PM, Michael Wurtz at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> I have done a little googling and library database searching for a book or
> article about the history of exhibit design without success.  I am hoping
> to find a good publication with lots of photographs so I could get a good
> idea of exhibit practices over the last 75-100 years.
>> Please reply directly to me since I do not actively read this listserv.
>> Thank you,
>> Michael Wurtz
> Archivist
> Sharlot Hall Museum
> 415 W. Gurley Street
> Prescott AZ 86301
> 928.445.3122
> www.sharlot.org/archives
>

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