Mesumes, Museology and New Museology
Shahida Munsuri
- New Delhi World Heritage Inc 2018
- 232p. vii, ; illu, : Pictures. 32cm.
The 'new museology' evolved from the perceived failings of the original museology, and was based on the idea that the role of museums in society needed to change: in 1971 it was claimed that museums were isolated from the modern world, elitist, obsolete and a waste of public money