In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the first modern, public museums of art—civic, state, or national—appeared throughout Europe, setting a sta

A compelling examination of the art museum from a renowned director, this sweeping book explores how architecture, vision, and funding have transformed art muse

In 1935, the foundation of the Film Library of the Museum of Modern Art in New York marked the transformation of the film medium from a passing amusement to an

For the first time, the pioneering book that launched the study of art and curiosity cabinets is available in English. Julius von Schlosser’s Die Kunst- und W

Surprisingly, the story of how William Walters and his son Henry created one of the finest privately assembled museums in the United States has not been told."-