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Private Museums and Elite Legitimization by Inma Ee is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This article examines how private art museums serve as platforms for elite legitimization among their founders in the context of increasing wealth inequality. Through interviews with founders, directors, and curators of private museums in Germany, it identifies a two-pronged strategy of legitimization that emphasizes the innovative role of private museums and constructs hierarchies among elite actors. The findings highlight how these narratives blur the lines between private entrepreneurialism and authentic
- Author
- Inma Ee
- Language
- EN