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Liberalism, nationalism and design reform in the Habsburg empire : museums of design, industry and the applied arts
Title:
Liberalism, nationalism and design reform in the Habsburg empire : museums of design, industry and the applied arts

Routledge research in art museums and exhibitions ;
Author:
Rampley, Matthew. editor.
ISBN:
9780367434892
Physical Description:
vii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Series:
Routledge research in art museums and exhibitions ; 5

Routledge research in art museums and exhibitions ; 5.
Contents:
'For the encouragement of industry' : the founding of the museums of art and industry / Matthew Rampley -- The politics of collecting and display in an imperial context / Nóra Veszprémi -- The rise of a new discipline? Design museums and the writing of art history / Nóra Veszprémi -- Semperian trajectories : the architecture of design museums / Markian Prokopovych -- Educating the public : schools of design and applied arts / Markian Prokopovych -- The programme of design reform : rise and fall of a project / Matthew Rampley -- Epilogue : design museums after the age of design museums / Matthew Rampley.
Abstract:
"Liberalism, Nationalism and Design Reform in the Habsburg Empire is a study of museums of design and applied arts in Austria-Hungary from 1864 to 1914. The Museum for Art and Industry (now the Museum of Applied Arts) as well as its design school occupies a prominent place in the study. The book also gives equal attention to museums of design and applied arts elsewhere in the Empire, including museums in Budapest, Prague and Cracow. The book is shaped by two broad concerns: the role of liberalism as a political, cultural and economic ideology motivating the museums' foundation, and their engagement with the complex dynamics and politics of imperial, national and regional identity of the late Habsburg Empire. This book will be of interest for scholars of musuem studies, design history, and European studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805:
npmlib 10902002 AM44 A2 L53 ysh
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