Do museums still need objects?

Abstract

Introduction: Thinking about Museums Chapter 1. Do Museums Still Need Objects? Chapter 2.Whose Objects? Whose Culture? The Contexts of Repatriation Chapter 3. Where Is the East? Chapter 4. Where Have All the Grown-Ups Gone? Chapter 5. The Birth and the Death of a Museum Chapter 6. Museums, Public Space, and Civic Identity Notes Index Acknowledgments