Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums around the world as sites of democratic public space. Explores the role of museums around the wor

Libraries, archives and museums have traditionally been a part of the public sphere's infrastructure. They have been so by providing public access to culture an

Not satisfied with the assertion that museums have taken great strides in becoming representative, relevant and open in their preoccupations, A Museum in Public

In today’s diverse societies, museums are the primary institutions within the public sphere in which individuals can both engage critical thought and celebrat

In this broadly conceived study Steven Conn examines the development of American museums across the twentieth century with a historian's attention and a critic'