Essays about: "British Museum"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words British Museum.

  1. 1. Museum Exhibitions, Cultural Heritage and Visitors : A communication study on visitors’ experience in the context of museum exhibitions using the Raffles exhibition at the British Museum

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturvård

    Author : Tzu-Yu Liu; [2020]
    Keywords : cultural heritage; museum exhibition; communication; British Museum; visitor study;

    Abstract : This thesis is a study of how communication takes place in museum exhibitions. The curatorial teams send themessages and the visitors are the receivers. The author uses the British Museum’s free admission special exhibition, Sir Stamford Raffles: collecting in Southeast Asia 1811-1824, as the case study. READ MORE

  3. 2. Case study of a 19th century gypsum cast of the Parthenon Frieze

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Lisa Bandgren; [2019-06-19]
    Keywords : Plaster casts; gypsum; Parthenon Frieze; Göteborgs Museum;

    Abstract : This thesis is a case study of a 19th century gypsum cast of block WXI of the Parthenon Frieze. The gypsum cast is part of a continuous collection of eleven gypsum casts of the west part of the Frieze, casts of the blocks WI - WXI. The collection is housed in the Conservation Department at the University of Gothenburg. READ MORE

  4. 3. 'Great British Fashion Is...' : An Institutional Analysis of Vogue and the V&A

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Eanna Morrison Barrs; [2019]
    Keywords : Alexander McQueen; British fashion; British Vogue; effects; fashion studies; fashion exhibitions; institutions; museums; magazines; representations; Victoria and Albert Museum; Vivienne Westwood;

    Abstract : Both the fashion magazine and the fashion exhibition are powerful and authoritative sites for the representation, interpretation, and construction of fashion. Despite various intersections between the two, their relationship has remained relatively unstudied. READ MORE

  5. 4. No Homo? : Heteronormativity and LGBTQ content in London Art Museums

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Jasmine Kuylenstierna Wrede; [2016]
    Keywords : LGBTQ; Sexual minorities; National museums; Art museums; Normativity; History month; HBTQ; normer; konstmuseer; museisamlingar;

    Abstract : Purpose - This thesis investigates how London art museums work to deconstruct heteronormative filters. The aim is to study how museums relate to LGBTQ content, and the influence of internal power structures. I have chosen to focus on the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Wallace Collection, and the British Museum. READ MORE

  6. 5. A comparative study on surface treatments in conservation of dry leather, with focus on silicone oil.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Lena Ludwick; [2013-03-05]
    Keywords : Leather conservation; Klucel G; British Museum leather dressing; surface treatment; dry leather; silicone oil treatment; passivation polymers; silanol terminated polydimethyl siloxane; comparative study;

    Abstract : In the museums, private collections and historical houses, there is a wealth of leather artifacts, in various need of conservation. The treatment options, however, are few, and all with their drawbacks. READ MORE