Emotioneum. The Museum as an Institution of Emotions
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Author: Dorota Folga-Januszewska
Volume 24 of the ‘Museology’ publishing series, presenting interdisciplinary studies in the field of museology, broadly understood as the science of contemporary museums, their philosophy, ethics, mission, methods of operation, practice, tasks and technologies used. In addition to collecting, conserving and exhibiting collections, museums fulfil various social functions, playing a significant role in building bonds with people and taking into account their experience. The new roles of museums at the beginning of the 21st century, discovering new areas of practical solutions for the functioning of cultural institutions in society, preparing the ground for social structures, among others they facilitate interpersonal communication, helping us understand ourselves in the environment around us, our past and its impact on our lives. It is difficult to disagree with the author’s thesis with which she concludes her reflections: that the most important change that is taking place before our eyes concerns the understanding that a museum is an area of emotions controlled and directed according to a certain key, and that the way these emotions are released has a real impact on the well-being of individuals and various communities around the world and on the way of understanding and communication between them. The publication is an extremely important voice in the discussion about the role of emotions in the activity and shaping of a modern museum, the directions of its development and the expanding areas of influence which, as the author has shown – through numerous references to ancient culture, evocations and analogies – are, to a large extent, a return to the beginnings of the idea of museums and the first forms of their activities. – Prof. Robert Kotowski, PhD
Publisher: Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanów
Year of publication: 2022
Length: 256 pages
Format: 16,5x24 cm
Cover: soft
ISBN 978-83-66104-95-2
Volume 24 of the ‘Museology’ publishing series, presenting interdisciplinary studies in the field of museology, broadly understood as the science of contemporary museums, their philosophy, ethics, mission, methods of operation, practice, tasks and technologies used. In addition to collecting, conserving and exhibiting collections, museums fulfil various social functions, playing a significant role in building bonds with people and taking into account their experience. The new roles of museums at the beginning of the 21st century, discovering new areas of practical solutions for the functioning of cultural institutions in society, preparing the ground for social structures, among others they facilitate interpersonal communication, helping us understand ourselves in the environment around us, our past and its impact on our lives. It is difficult to disagree with the author’s thesis with which she concludes her reflections: that the most important change that is taking place before our eyes concerns the understanding that a museum is an area of emotions controlled and directed according to a certain key, and that the way these emotions are released has a real impact on the well-being of individuals and various communities around the world and on the way of understanding and communication between them. The publication is an extremely important voice in the discussion about the role of emotions in the activity and shaping of a modern museum, the directions of its development and the expanding areas of influence which, as the author has shown – through numerous references to ancient culture, evocations and analogies – are, to a large extent, a return to the beginnings of the idea of museums and the first forms of their activities. – Prof. Robert Kotowski, PhD
Publisher: Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanów
Year of publication: 2022
Length: 256 pages
Format: 16,5x24 cm
Cover: soft
ISBN 978-83-66104-95-2
