In twelve essays on such diverse Smithsonian Institution holdings as the Hope Diamond; the Wright Flyer; wooden Zuni carvings; and the Greensboro; North Carolina Woolworth lunch counter that became a symbol of the Civil Rights movement; Exhibiting Dilemmas explores a wide range of social; political; and ethical questions faced by museum curators in their roles as custodians of culture. Focusing on the challenges posed by the transformation of exhibitions from object-driven ldquo;cabinets of curiositiesrdquo; to idea-driven sources of education and entertainment; the contributorsmdash;all Smithsonian staff membersmdash;provide a lively and sometimes provocative discussion of the increasingly complex enterprise of acquiring and displaying objects in a museum setting.
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