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Museum Development in the Gulf: Narrative and Architecture
Author(s) -
Wakefield Sarina
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1851
Subject(s) - narrative , architecture , cultural heritage , middle east , function (biology) , history , visual arts , anthropology , media studies , sociology , archaeology , art , literature , evolutionary biology , biology
How might interpretations of the past be informing the culture of tomorrow? Sarina Wakefield , a specialist in heritage and museum development in the Middle East, provides an overview of the form and function of contemporary museums in Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In so doing, she explores how institutions are drawing on locally specific heritage and cultural objects to develop distinctive identities for an international audience.