1. Flap at Field Museum.
- Author
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Pridmore, Jay
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ANTIQUITIES , *NATURAL history museum curators , *HISTORICAL museums , *NATURAL history museum employees , *MATERIAL culture , *SCHOLARLY method , *CIVILIZATION - Abstract
Recounts the debate between curators at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History between scholarship versus popularization. Consideration of a rift between curators and exhibit developers over the display called Traveling the Pacific; Attempt to satisfy both casual museum-goers and those with scholarly interests; Reinstallation of a collection of Oceanic material culture; Importance of mass appeal with regard to museum exhibits; How a focus on material culture satisfies the more serious museum visitors.
- Published
- 1991