{"product_id":"design-objects-and-the-museum-9781472577221","title":"Design Objects and the Museum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesign Objects and the Museum\u003c\/i\u003e brings together leading design historians, curators, educators and archivists to consider the place of contemporary design objects within museums. Contributors draw on a wide range of 20th century and contemporary examples from international museums to consider how design objects have been curated and displayed within and beyond the museum. The book continues contemporary global debates on the ways in which museums of design engage and educate their public. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapters are grouped into three thematic sections addressing The Canon and Design in the Museum; Positioning Design within and Beyond the Museum; and Interpretation and the Challenge of Design, with chapters exploring museological practice and issues, the roles people play in creating meaning, and the challenges contemporary design presents to interpretation and learning within the museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiz Farrelly \u003c\/b\u003ewrites and edits books and articles on design and visual culture, with stints on staff at \u003ci\u003eBlueprint\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEye\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. She teaches at University of Brighton, UK and her current research about museums and design focuses on London's Design Museum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Weddell \u003c\/b\u003ehas a background in architecture and is currently researching post-war design and museology at the Research Department of the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum and the University of Brighton, UK; she also teaches History of Art.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337870020882,"sku":"9781472577221","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98f6a9f7-d99c-4b04-9a2d-00cc9200be47.jpg?v=1727971745","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/design-objects-and-the-museum-9781472577221","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}