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Museums of the Mind

- German Modernity and the Dynamics of Collecting

About Museums of the Mind

Museums of the Mind explores the evolving relationship of collecting and the German literary imagination since the invention of the public museum. This study shows that in addition to redefining categories of art, history, and identity in modernity, the museum transforms the relationship between material objects and imaginative narratives.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780271029917
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 336
  • Published:
  • November 25, 2007
  • Dimensions:
  • 178x254x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 934 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: August 17, 2025

Description of Museums of the Mind

Museums of the Mind explores the evolving relationship of collecting and the German literary imagination since the invention of the public museum. This study shows that in addition to redefining categories of art, history, and identity in modernity, the museum transforms the relationship between material objects and imaginative narratives.

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