THE RETURN OF CURIOSITY

Over the last twenty years museums have proliferated, attracting new audiences and assuming new prominence in public life. The Retur n of Curiosity offers a fresh perspective on museums and what they may now be good for. Nicholas Thomas argues that what is special about museums are their collections, which are not just rich resources for reflection, but creative technologies that enable people to make new things in the present. Reflecting on art galleries, science and history institutions, and museums around the world, Thom as shows t...[Read more]