In-depth exploration of museum installation processes for a deeper understanding of art preservation
Features real stories and examples from renowned art handlers and curators for engaging insight
Visually rich format with images of unique museum artifacts and installations
Accessible to both art historians and artists, broadening perspectives on museum culture
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"How is a museum like a bird house?" asks Thomas Huston, who walks us through the philosophy and magic of the ways museums install art work—the usually unseen process by which the skilled labor of art handlers transforms intentions into aesthetic experience. His stories cover the wonders of legerdemain, the Digesting Duck, Renzo Piano, Jo
