Museums And Centers Of Contemporary Art In Central Europe After 1989 (routledge Research In Museum Studies)

Museums And Centers Of Contemporary Art In Central Europe Is A Comprehensive Study Of The Ecosystem Of Art Museums And Centers In The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland And Slovakia. Focusing On Institutions Founded After 1989, The Book Analyses A Thirty-year Boom In Art Exhibition Space In These Regions, As Well As A Range Of Socio-political Influences And Curatorial Debates That Had A Significant Impact Upon Their Development. Tracing The Inspiration For The Increase In Art Institutions And The Models Upon Which These New Spaces Were Based, Jagodzińska Offers A Unique Insight Into The History Of Museums In Central Europe. Providing Analysis Of A Range Of Issues, Including Private And Public Patronage, Architecture, And Changing Visions Of National Museums Of Art, The Book Situates These Newly-founded Institutions Within Their Historical, Political And Museological Contexts. Considering Whether - And In What Ways - They Can Be Said To Have A Shared Regional Identity That Is Distinct From Institutions Elsewhere, This Valuable Contribution Paints A Picture Of The Region In Its Entirety From The Perspective Of New Institutions Of Art. Offering The First Comprehensive Study On The Topic, Museums And Centers Of Contemporary Art In Central Europe Should Be Of Great Interest To Academics, Researchers And Postgraduate Students Engaged In The Study Of Museums, Art, History And Architecture. Museums and Centers of Contemporary Art in Central Europe After 1989 is a comprehensive study of the ecosystem of art museums and centers in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. Focusing on institutions founded after 1989, the book analyses a thirty-year boom in art exhibition space in these regions, as well as a range of socio-political influences and curatorial debates that had a significant impact upon their development. Tracing the inspiration for the increase in art institutions and the models upon which these new spaces were based, Katarzyna Jagodzinska offers a unique insight into the history of museums in Central Europe. Providing analysis of a range of issues, including private and public patronage, architecture, and changing visions of national museums of art, the book situates these newly founded institutions within their historical, political, and museological contexts. Considering whether – and in what ways – they can be said to have a shared regional identity that is distinct from institutions elsewhere, this valuable contribution paints a picture of the region in its entirety from the perspective of new institutions of art. Offering the first comprehensive study on the topic, Museums and Centers of Contemporary Art in Central Europe After 1989 should be of great interest to academics, researchers, and postgraduate students engaged in the study of museums, art, history, and architecture. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 9 Introduction 12 1 The ecology of art museums before and after the 1989 political transition: an overview 30 2 The transformation of museums in Central Europe: conversations about changes and challenges 46 3 The iconic museum for Central Europe 67 4 Adaptive reuse for museums 94 5 Museums in cultural context 130 6 Private museums, art centers, and collectors 147 7 Evolutions and revolutions in grand national museums: four case studies 162 8 Contemporary art in the provinces: case study of the “Znaki Czasu” (Signs of the Time) program in Poland 179 9 Museums of Central Europe: a Central European identity? 191 Atlas of museums and centers of contemporary art in Central Europe after 1989 204 Bibliography 258 Subject index 276 Names index 282 Museums and Centers of Contemporary Art in Central Europe' is a comprehensive study of the ecosystem of art museums and centers in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Focusing on institutions founded after 1989, the book analyses a thirty-year boom in art exhibition space in these regions, as well as a range of socio-political influences and curatorial debates that had a significant impact upon their development. 0Tracing the inspiration for the increase in art institutions and the models upon which these new spaces were based, Jagodzinska offers a unique insight into the history of museums in Central Europe. Providing analysis of a range of issues, including private and public patronage, architecture, and changing visions of national museums of art, the book situates these newly-founded institutions within their historical, political and museological contexts. Considering whether - and in what ways - they can be said to have a shared regional identity that is distinct from institutions elsewhere, this valuable contribution paints a picture of the region in its entirety from the perspective of new institutions of art. 0Offering the first comprehensive study on the topic, 'Museums and Centers of Contemporary Art in Central Europe' should be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students engaged in the study of museums, art, history and architecture This book is a comprehensive study of the ecosystem of art museums and centers in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Focusing on institutions founded after 1989, the book analyses a thirty-year boom in art exhibition space in these regions.