Exhibiting the Archive: Space, Encounter, and Experience

by Peter Lester

Overview

Exhibiting the Archive examines the role that exhibition plays in archives and analyses the impact they are understood to have on how users and visitors experience the archive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367747251
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/27/2024
Series:	Routledge Studies in Archives
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Lester is a researcher and archivist. He recently completed his PhD at the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. His research interests focus on the exhibition and display of archives, encounters with archival material and the design and experience of archival spaces. He is also a professionally qualified archivist with over ten years' experience in the UK archives sector.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Conversations about Exhibitions; 2. Spatial and Temporal Encounters; 3. Experience in the Archive; 4. Exhibition-Making in the Archive: Fragment, Context, Performativity; 5. Exhibitions as Sites of Activism: Reflecting, Challenging, Harnessing; 6. Archives+, Manchester: Reshaping Space; 7. The Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen: Encountering the Archive; Conclusion; Index.

Editorial Reviews

Lester’s ability to deftly weave sensory narratives and complex theoretical texts together truly made this a pleasure to read. I foresee future exhibit research building on his work by pushing past the boundaries of Western constructs of knowledge sharing. 

- Claire Du Laney, University of Nebraska at Omaha

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