Meaning making and the Blanton Museum of Art : a case study

Meaning making and the Blanton Museum of Art : a case study

This case study explores the collaborative conversation between curators and educators in the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin, and how these conversations affect didactic texts in the museum galleries. By situating the Blanton Museum in a larger historical framework, the f...

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Main Author: Moody, Leslie Ann
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Blanton Museum of Art
Meaning-making
Integration of collections
Museum collections
Art museum visitors
Museum exhibitions
Art exhibitions
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-1886
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topic Blanton Museum of Art
Meaning-making
Integration of collections
Museum collections
Art museum visitors
Museum exhibitions
Art exhibitions
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Meaning-making
Integration of collections
Museum collections
Art museum visitors
Museum exhibitions
Art exhibitions
Moody, Leslie Ann
Meaning making and the Blanton Museum of Art : a case study
description This case study explores the collaborative conversation between curators and educators in the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin, and how these conversations affect didactic texts in the museum galleries. By situating the Blanton Museum in a larger historical framework, the focus of this study maps out the historical perspectives informing the museum during a pivotal integration of collecting areas, including Latin American and American modern and contemporary collections, and explores how the Blanton Museum attempted to facilitate learning and meaning-making for the visitor through didactic wall texts. === text
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