What if museum critics were challenged to envision their own exhibitions? In Curatorial Dreams; fourteen authors from disciplines throughout the social sciences and humanities propose exhibitions inspired by their research and critical concerns to creatively put theory into practice.Pushing the boundaries of museology; this collection gives rare insight into the process of conceptualizing exhibitions. The contributors offer concrete; innovative projects; each designed for a specific setting in which to translate critical academic theory about society; culture; and history into accessible imagined exhibitions. Spanning Australia; Barbados; Canada; Chile; the Netherlands; Poland; South Africa; Switzerland; and the United States; the exhibitions are staged in museums; scientific institutions; art galleries; and everyday sites. Essays explore political and practical constraints; imaginative freedom; and experiment with critical; participatory; and socially relevant exhibition design. While the deconstructive critique of museums remains relevant; Curatorial Dreams charts new ground; proposing unique modes of engagement that enrich public scholarship and dialogue.
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