The museum of the senses : experiencing art and collections / Constance Classen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Classen, Constance, 1957- author.

Series:

Sensory studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art museums--Social aspects.

Art museums.

Material culture--Social aspects.

Material culture.

Art appreciation--History.

Art appreciation.

Sensory evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 171 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

Summary:

"Traditionally sight has been the only sense with a ticket to enter the museum. The same is true of histories of art, in which artworks are often presented as purely visual objects. The Museum of the Senses offers a sensory history of art and collections, revealing how people used to handle, smell and even taste artworks and artefacts. Topics range from the tactile power of relics to the sensuous allure of cabinets of curiosities, and from the feel of a Rembrandt to the scent of Monet's garden. The book concludes with a discussion of how contemporary museums are stimulating the senses through interactive and multimedia displays. Constance Classen, a leading authority on the cultural history of the senses, has produced a fascinating study of sensual and emotional responses to artefacts from the middle ages to the present. The Museum of the Senses is an important read for anyone interested in the history of art as well as for students and researchers in cultural studies and museum studies."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

1. The Cabinet of the Senses

2. The Feel of a Leonardo

3. The Lure of the Mummy

4. The Silence of the Dodo

5. The Scent of Monet's Garden

6. The Museum Retouched.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781474252454 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.