Curating the American Past: A Memoir of a Quarter Century at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
- ISBN-10
- 1682261972
- ISBN-13
- 9781682261972
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 238
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Author
- Pete Daniel
Description
"In Curating the American Past, Pete Daniel takes readers behind the "Staff Only" door at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to reveal how curators collect objects, plan exhibits, navigate public-sector politics, and bring alive the events, characters, and concepts that define our shared history"--
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