The Rise of the Must-See Exhibition explores blockbuster exhibitions in the Australian cultural context, demonstrating how policy developments and historical precedents have created a space for their current domination. The examples discussed offer a unique opportunity to study how institutional growth, political support, individual champions an
The Rise of the Must-See Exhibition explores blockbuster exhibitions in the Australian cultural context, demonstrating how policy developments and historical precedents have created a space for their current domination. The examples discussed offer a unique opportunity to study how institutional growth, political support, individual champions an
Anna Lawrenson is a Lecturer in the Museum and Heritage Studies Program at the University of Sydney. Her career has spanned critical museology and applied practice, having worked in academia and the arts sector. Her research is concerned with how the history, funding and administration of public museums shapes public engagement through exhibitions and programs. Chiara O'Reilly is the Director of the Museum and Heritage Studies program at the University of Sydney. Her research has grown out of an interest in the complexity of the French Romantic movement and currently has a specific focus on the history of museums and galleries, institutional collections and exhibitionary space.
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Contents List of figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations and acronyms Introduction Part I Laying the foundations: culture, spectacle, exhibitions, 1850s-1940s Chapter 1: International expositions: social, scientific and spectacular Chapter 2: Private interests: championing temporary exhibitions and setting the standards of taste Part II The rise of the blockbuster, 1950s-1990s Chapter 3: In the national interest: the growing role of government support Chapter 4: Building capacity and professionalism: confident cultural leadership fortifies the blockbuster Part III Blockbuster or bust: the necessity of the blockbuster in the twenty-first century Chapter 5: Relinquishing the national: state support and competition Chapter 6: Global buy-in and blockbuster tropes Chapter 7: Scholarship and the exportation of Australian exhibitions Epilogue Index
Contents List of figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations and acronyms Introduction Part I Laying the foundations: culture, spectacle, exhibitions, 1850s-1940s Chapter 1: International expositions: social, scientific and spectacular Chapter 2: Private interests: championing temporary exhibitions and setting the standards of taste Part II The rise of the blockbuster, 1950s-1990s Chapter 3: In the national interest: the growing role of government support Chapter 4: Building capacity and professionalism: confident cultural leadership fortifies the blockbuster Part III Blockbuster or bust: the necessity of the blockbuster in the twenty-first century Chapter 5: Relinquishing the national: state support and competition Chapter 6: Global buy-in and blockbuster tropes Chapter 7: Scholarship and the exportation of Australian exhibitions Epilogue Index
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