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| Titel |
Museums between private and public : the case of the Beyeler museum in Basle |
| Auteur |
B.S. Frey, St. Meier |
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University of Zurich |
| Plaats van uitgave |
Zurich, Institute for empirical research in economics |
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University of Zurich, Institute for empirical research in economics |
| Jaar van uitgave |
2002
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Zurich IEER working paper |
| Annotatie |
400 kb
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| Trefwoorden |
musea, museumfinanciën, particulier initiatief, Zwitserland, papers (vorm) |
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Samenvatting
In Europe, ever more private museums are now entering the field. This paper investigates the behavior of one of these private museums, using an institutional approach of cultural economics. The Beyeler museum in Basle, Switzerland, is a privately founded art museum. However, the Beyeler museum is not completely private but receives public support. Authors analyze how this influences the museum's behavior: (1) The directorate of the Beyeler museum stays away from the art market with its collection as public institutions do. (2) The museum embarks on a self-propelling process concerning special exhibitions, therewith losing some of its uniqueness. (3) Concerning visitors' amenities, differences between private and public museums emerge but to a lesser extent than expected according to theory. |
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