19 November 10 The Business Times
by Cheah Ui-Hoon
Art of museum curating
FOR museum-goers, the tendency - once there are many imported 'blockbuster' museum exhibitions in town - is to go with a view to be wowed by the 'rare' or unique artefacts themselves. When it comes to never-before-seen photographs, we're often interested in what information it contains in there, as it represents a visually historical snapshot; or with artefacts, it's either the beauty or its rarity that we esteem.
How often do we judge an exhibition by the way it's curated and the questions it poses, which is where the real value-add lies? Perhaps the questions we should be asking is....read entire article in Marshall Cavendish
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