Hein (philosophy, Holy Cross College) compares museums and public art and the differences in their accessibility, and describes the movement of museums toward impermanence and qualities akin to
public art as well as the challenges they take on in this development. She explains that the concept of public experience can be changed, addresses the difference between ideas of public and
private, and traces the history of public art to the 1960s, including discussion of how it was decommodified and dematerialized. Examples of museums that are undergoing changes are detailed.
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