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The Global Spectacular

The Global Spectacular

Contemporary Museum Architecture in China and the Arabian Peninsula

ISBN: 9781848222496
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Karen Exell is Honorary Senior Research Associate at UCL Qatar, and a consultant at Qatar Museums. She directed the MA in Museum and Gallery Practice at UCL Qatar from 2011-2015, after teaching museums studies and holding curatorial positions in university museums in the UK for several years.

By Karen Exell

Imprint: LUND HUMPHRIES PUBLISHERS LTD

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Format: HARDBACK

Pages: 128

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1. Introduction: Museum Architecture in China and the Arabian Gulf: A brief history of museum architecture; 2. Contemporary Vernacular: Six case studies from China and the Arabian Gulf; 3. The Art of Restoration: Two case studies from the Arabian Gulf; 4. Deep Context: Three case studies from China; 5. From Local to Global: Architectural expansion: moving beyond the local; 6. The Future is Now: The spectacular new and planned museums of the Arabian Gulf and China