Public Art Thinking Museums Differently

By considering the museum itself as art, rather than as a receptacle, Hein's Public Art Thinking Museums Differently argues for an improved understanding of the role museums play in shaping public discourse.

Hilde Hen is associate professor of philosophy emerita at Holy Cross College

List of Illustrations	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction	xvii
1 The Experiential Museum	1	(22)
2 The Private, the Nonprivate, and the Public	23	(26)
3 Public Art: History and Meaning	49	(34)
4 Innovation in Public Art	83	(24)
5 Old Museums and a New Paradigm	107	(24)
6 Why a New Paradigm?	131	(26)
7 Conclusion	157	(6)
Index	163	(4)
About the Author	167

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