The Museum of the Mind: Art and Memory in World Cultures

by John Mack

The British Museum was founded in 1753 amidst an atmosphere of enthusiasm and optimism for collating knowledge about the past and objects from the past. Published to coincide with the BM's 250th anniversary, this book looks at the role of the museum as a 'theatre of memory' and examines 'how and why we commemorate, indeed how and why we remember'. Based purely on the collections of the BM, John Mack discusses and describes the mnemonic knotted handkerchiefs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714126373
• ISBN13: 9780714126371
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.8"