Bishop’s focus on the three institutions as examples of alternative museum models is – in an age where a general trend towards privatisation within the public sector has a growing impact on semi-public and public museums – both meaningful and relevant. The literature on new museology emerging over the last 20 years is mainly concerned with how museums can improve their presentation/communication/education/learning activities to attract more visitors and transform themselves into socially relevant and/or successful income-based enterprises. At the three institutions showcased in this book the main emphasis seems to be on how one can create content-based exhibitions that work with art, visual culture, and historical awareness in a meaningful, socially relevant manner. kunstkritikk/kritikk/the-museum-in-the-age-of-the-experience-economy/
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