Description
Explores the changing nature of visitors' sensory experiences of museums and their artefacts, tracing the development from full-sensory to visual-only engagement and beyond
About the Author
Constance Classen is the author of The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch (2012) and The Color of Angels: Cosmology, Gender and the Aesthetic Imagination (1998), among other works. She currently serves as an associate on two international research projects on art and the senses.
Reviews
Rich in stories about people's sensory experiences in the art world, Classen's work bridges the fields of sensory studies and art history with a brand new perspective. * Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford *
Interesting ... Provides copious food for thought on the benefits of sensory museums and educational programmes. * Journal of Education in Museums *
Read The Museum of the Senses before you next venture into a gallery or museum and you'll understand the art anew. This is a fabulous study by an exceptionally talented historian. * Mark M. Smith, University of South Carolina, USA *
Elegantly written, utterly readable, and a real contribution to the fields of museology and sensory studies. * Fiona Candlin, Birkbeck, University of London, UK *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474253796
Author Prof Constance Classen
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 320g