Gender, Sexuality, and Museums provides the only repository of key articles, new essays and case studies for the important area of gender and sexuality in museums. It is the first reader to
focus on LGBT issues and museums, and the first reader for nearly fifteen years to collect articles which focus on women and museums. At last, students of museum studies, women's studies, and
LGBT studies, as well as museum professionals, have a single resource.
The book is organized into the three thematic parts, each with its own introduction. Sections focus on women in museum work, applications of feminist and LGBT theories to museum exhibitions,
and exhibitions and collections pertaining to women and individuals who are LGBT. Case studies in a fourth part provide different perspectives on key topics such as memorials and memorializing,
modermism and museums, and natural history collections. The collection concludes with a bibliographic essay evaluating scholarship to date on gender and sexuality in museums.
Amy K. Levin brings together outstanding articles published in the past as well as new essays. The collectons's scope is international, with articles about US, Canadian, and European
institutions. Gender, Sexuality, and Museums: A Routledge Reader is an essential resource for those studying gender and sexuality in the museum.
