A Backstage History of the Museum
The Forum Theatre 153, Level 1, Arts West Bldg 148, North Wing.
MapFREE Public Lecture
Dr Mirjam Brusius, Dyason Fellow
The history of museums has mostly centred around questions of exhibiting, display and spectatorship. But they also contain vast hidden spaces, where the majority of museum objects are kept. They performed functions that reveal deep purposes of the museum that go beyond a history of display. They often included archives, study centres and libraries, places of scholarly encounter. The talk will also consider museums today.
Image: Chip Clark Smithsonian Vetebrate Storage 1962