Real Museum, Imaginary Museum: Reflections on the Concept of the Museum as a Stage for Metamorphosis = Museo Real, Museo Imaginario: Reflexiones En Torno Al Concepto De Museo Como Escenario De Metamorfosis
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Ever since its inception as public institution in the 18th century, the museum has favoured several interpretations of the work of art, alterations that imply both a change in its semantic and a revision of the very same concept of art. These metamorphoses take place not only within the confined walls of the traditional museum but also in many wall-less museums. Approaches such as the imaginary museum, virtual and endless repertoire of pieces of art, open countless perspectives to how the museums are perceived as containers of the western memory. This paper focuses on the role of the museum as metamorphosis scenery through the thoughts of artists, writers and intellectuals that have felt attracted to this question since the dawn of the museum.
Author: Elena Marcén Guillén
Institution: Universidad de Zaragoza
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Museology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1574841718