Creating the British Galleries at the V&a: A Study in Museology

by Nick Humphrey and Christopher Wilk

In 2001, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, opened its new British Galleries to huge international acclaim. The V & A is the model for decorative arts museums the world over, and these revolutionary, award-winning new galleries provide a completely original, dynamic, and innovative approach: everything from audience access to display cases was reappraised. This book uses the British Galleries as a case study in modern curatorship, museum design,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810966247
• ISBN13: 9780810966246
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 3.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.5" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary