The Art Museum from Boullee to Bilbao - by Andrew McClellan (Paperback)

The Art Museum from Boullée to Bilbao is a comprehensive study of the evolution of art museums as social institutions, covering key aspects of museum theory and practice such as ideals and missions, architecture, collecting and display, restitution and repatriation, commercialism, and the public.

This book provides a much-needed history of art museums and an assessment of critical issues facing them today, making it an essential framework for understanding contemporary debates.

With its long historical view of ongoing controversies and debates, The Art Museum from Boullée to Bilbao represents a much-needed contribution to the discussion of the role of museums in contemporary society.

Museum professionals, scholars, and lay readers alike will find much to ponder in its pages.