Steven C. Dubin <br/><br/>
Mounting queen victoria : curating cultural change in South Africa 

 - Auckland Park, South Africa,  Jacana,  2009 
 - [xiv, 342 pages]:  illustrations;   24 cm 
<br/><br/> "South African society has been refashioned since the first democratic elections were held in 1994; if democracy is the theory then transformation is the practice. This is apparent in the nation's museums, where collections and exhibition policies, staff and audiences have been changed in fundamental ways. Such changes have impacted the range of these institutions, including those focusing on art, natural history and science, cultural history, local events, and military matters. Steven C. Dubin examines in Mounting Queen Victoria the various strategies museums have adopted to shed their former ideological biases and become more inclusive. This book also notes that in this process, museums have developed into lively centres of debate - noisy democratic forums recovering the past and generating fresh information"--Publisher's website 
<br/><br/>Include bibliography and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781770097469 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Cultural policy<br/>Democracy<br/>Democracy South Africa<br/>Museums Political aspects<br/>Museums Political aspects South Africa<br/>Museums Social aspects<br/>Museums Social aspects South Africa<br/>Politics and government<br/>Since 1994<br/>Social change<br/>Social change South Africa<br/>South Africa<br/>South Africa Cultural policy<br/>South Africa Politics and government 1994-
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>069.0968 DUBI