The public art museum in nineteenth century Britain the development of the National Gallery

The public art museum in nineteenth century Britain the development of the National Gallery

During the mid-nineteenth century a debate arose over the form and functions of the public art museum in Britain. Various occurrences caused new debates in Parliament and in the press about the purposes of the public museum which checked the relative complacency with which London's national col...

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Main Author: Whitehead, Christopher 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, Hants, England Burlington, VT Ashgate 2005
Series:Perspectives on collecting
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National Gallery (Great Britain) > History
Art museums > History > 19th century > Great Britain
Art > Collectors and collecting > History > 19th century > Great Britain
Museum techniques > History > 19th century > Great Britain
Art museum architecture > History > 19th century > Great Britain
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