The Architecture of the Museum

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The Architecture of the Museum is written by Michaela Giebelhausen and published by Manchester University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0719056101 (ISBN 10) and 9780719056109 (ISBN 13).

From the Louvre to the Bilbao Guggenheim and Tate Modern, the museum has had a long-standing relationship with the city. Examination of the meaning of museum architecture in the urban environment, considering issues such as forms of civic representation, urban regeneration, cultural tourism and the museumification of the city itself. Ranging from the seventeenth century to the present day, case-studies are drawn from Europe, South America and Australia. Contributions written by J.Birksted, V.Fraser, H.Lewi, D.J.Meijers and others.