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Contemporary publishing by national museums and art galleries in the UK and its future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Sarah Anne Hughes
Sarah Anne Hughes*
Affiliation:
Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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Email: shughes@brookes.ac.uk
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Abstract

Changes in the format, design and content of museum and art gallery exhibition catalogues can be traced to the visibility and popularity of these souvenirs for the block-buster exhibitions of the 1970s. The increased museum revenue from these book sales and the need, perceived by the publishers recruited to museum staff from a trade background, to address the interests of a more diverse audience are identified as the two main instigators of these changes. The resulting exhibition catalogues play down the scholarly apparatus, offer more images particularly to enhance the reader’s contextual understanding and, in some cases, ameliorate the academic register of the writing. The uses made of exhibition books by institutions, their associated sponsors and museum visitors is commented on.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , 2014 , pp. 34 - 41
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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2014

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