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Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology: Expert Curation at the Museums of the Smithsonian Institution (Routledge Research in Museum Studies)

Petrina Foti

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Description:Computer technology has transformed modern society, yet curators wishing to reflect those changes face difficult challenges in terms of both collecting and exhibiting. Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology examines how curators at the history and technology museums of the Smithsonian Institution have met these challenges.Focussing on the curatorial process, the book explores the ways in which curators at the institution have approached the accession and display of technological artifacts. Such collections often have comparatively few precedents, and can pose unique dilemmas. In analysing the Smithsonian's approach, Foti takes in diverse collection case studies ranging from DNA analysers to Herbie Hancock's music synthesizers, from iPods to born-digital photographs, from the laptop used during the filming of Sex and the City to 'Stanley' the self-driving car. She synthesises her findings into a new model of 'expert curation' and reflects on what it means to be a curator in a post-digital world. Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology offers a detailed analysis of curatorial practice in a relatively new field that it set to grow exponentially. It will be useful reading for curators, scholars, and students alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology: Expert Curation at the Museums of the Smithsonian Institution (Routledge Research in Museum Studies). To get started finding Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology: Expert Curation at the Museums of the Smithsonian Institution (Routledge Research in Museum Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Computer technology has transformed modern society, yet curators wishing to reflect those changes face difficult challenges in terms of both collecting and exhibiting. Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology examines how curators at the history and technology museums of the Smithsonian Institution have met these challenges.Focussing on the curatorial process, the book explores the ways in which curators at the institution have approached the accession and display of technological artifacts. Such collections often have comparatively few precedents, and can pose unique dilemmas. In analysing the Smithsonian's approach, Foti takes in diverse collection case studies ranging from DNA analysers to Herbie Hancock's music synthesizers, from iPods to born-digital photographs, from the laptop used during the filming of Sex and the City to 'Stanley' the self-driving car. She synthesises her findings into a new model of 'expert curation' and reflects on what it means to be a curator in a post-digital world. Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology offers a detailed analysis of curatorial practice in a relatively new field that it set to grow exponentially. It will be useful reading for curators, scholars, and students alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology: Expert Curation at the Museums of the Smithsonian Institution (Routledge Research in Museum Studies). To get started finding Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology: Expert Curation at the Museums of the Smithsonian Institution (Routledge Research in Museum Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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