The Ashmolean museum ; britain's first museum

• Date de parution : 01/02/2011
• Editeur : Antique Collector's Club
• EAN : 9781854442437
• Série : (-)
• Support : Papier

• Nombre de pages : 165
• Collection : (-)
• Genre : Anglais
• Thème : Art en langue anglaise
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

Features the innovative new design of England's oldest museum institution The curator of the Ashmolean Museum explores an exciting new display strategy revealing the cross-pollination of cultures Published to mark the re-opening of the Ashmolean Museum in November 2009, this book celebrates the... Voir plus

Features the innovative new design of England's oldest museum institution The curator of the Ashmolean Museum explores an exciting new display strategy revealing the cross-pollination of cultures Published to mark the re-opening of the Ashmolean Museum in November 2009, this book celebrates the remarkable transformation of the oldest public museum in England, and serves as an introduction to the new Museum, its history and greatest treasures.

With double the display space, and advanced environmental controls allowing even the most rare and fragile items to be displayed, more of the collections are on view than ever before. More than 100 of the most interesting and well-known pieces are reproduced in colour in this publication, and the informative introduction covers over 300 years of the Museum's history, the theme behind the new displays, and the architecture of the new building.