Micromuseology: An Analysis Of Small Independent Museums

During the 1970s and 1980s, thousands of 'micromuseums' opened in the UK, Europe and North America. Small, independent and dedicated to single subjects such as Romany life, diesel engines or asparagus, they have transformed the sector but have had little impact on the study of museums, which has remained almost exclusively focused on major institutions. In 'Micromuseology', Fiona Candlin argues that researching the Bakelite Museum or the Museum of Witchcraft - instead of the Louvre or the British Museum - offers a radically new perspective to the dominant debates within museum studies.

• • Author: Fiona Candlin
• • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• • Publication Date: Dec 17, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 240 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1474254950
• • ISBN-13: 9781474254953