A Managerial Approach To A Controversial Exhibition: The Human Body
A Managerial Approach To A Controversial Exhibition: The Human Body
Author(s): Viorica Păuş, Romina SurugiuSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Business Economy / Management, Health and medicine and law, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: plastination; management; museum; visitors’ book; The Human Body exhibition; Romania;
Summary/Abstract: This paper will analysis the reception of tile Human Body exhibition of 2013 in Romania, from a managerial point of view. The research is based on the exhibit ion visitors’ book, to which a content analysis was applied. The main aim of the paper is to investigate how the “Grigore Antipa” Museum (Romania) constructed the cultural context in which the scientific arguments prevailed over the religious ones, turning the exhibition of plastinated human bodies into an accepted public event, with a strong emphasis on education and science (medicine). At the same time, ethical concerns and religious criticism were down—played by maintaining the focus on the ‘education for health’ frame.
Journal: Manager
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 97-108
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English