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Museum Authority

Museum Authority is a theoretical construct within Museum Theory that denotes the institutional power and epistemic legitimacy museums exert in defining, interpreting, and validating cultural heritage and knowledge.

108

Publications

3.6K

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140

Authors

71

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Parents

Publications

108

Museums and the ‘new museology’: theory, practice and organisational change

Vikki McCall, Clive Gray · Museum Management and Curatorship · 2013 · 241 citations · Full text

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Positioning museums on an authenticity continuum

Deepak Chhabra · Annals of Tourism Research · 2008 · 168 citations

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The definition of the museum through its social role

Karen Brown, François Mairesse · Curator The Museum Journal · 2018 · 119 citations · Full text

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CIVIC LABORATORIES

Tony Bennett · Cultural Studies · 2005 · 116 citations

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THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MUSEUMS

A. Werner · Studies in Conservation · 1964 · 114 citations

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Authors

140

  1. PR
    Peter R. Schmidt

    University of Florida, United States

    3 publications · 136 citations

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  2. CG
    Clive Gray

    De Montfort University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 279 citations

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  3. RJ
    Roderick J. McIntosh

    Rice University, United States

    2 publications · 125 citations

    2

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  4. NM
    Nuala Morse

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  5. TB
    Tony Bennett

    Western Sydney University, Australia

    2 publications · 208 citations

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Institutions

71

  1. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    252 citations

  2. University of Stirling

    Stirling, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    261 citations

  3. Glasgow City Council

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    65 citations

  4. Shanghai International Studies University

    Shanghai, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  5. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  6. Glasgow Caledonian University

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    135 citations

  7. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    27 citations

  8. British Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    133 citations

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Venues

  1. Museum Management and Curatorship

    9 publications · 537 citations

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  2. Curator The Museum Journal

    9 publications · 259 citations

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  3. Museum and Society

    8 publications · 193 citations

    8

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  4. Museum International

    7 publications · 193 citations

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