Palace of Culture

Andrew Carnegie's Museums and Library in Pittsburgh

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Palace of Culture by Robert J. Gangewere, University of Pittsburgh Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert J. Gangewere ISBN: 9780822979692
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Publication: September 30, 2011
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press Language: English
Author: Robert J. Gangewere
ISBN: 9780822979692
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication: September 30, 2011
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English

Andrew Carnegie is remembered as one of the world’s great philanthropists. As a boy, he witnessed the benevolence of a businessman who lent his personal book collection to laborer’s apprentices. That early experience inspired Carnegie to create the “Free to the People” Carnegie Library in 1895 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1896, he founded the Carnegie Institute, which included a music hall, art museum, and science museum. Carnegie deeply believed that education and culture could lift up the common man and should not be the sole province of the wealthy. Today, his Pittsburgh cultural institution encompasses a library, music hall, natural history museum, art museum, science center, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the Carnegie International art exhibition.
      In Palace of Culture, Robert J. Gangewere presents the first history of a cultural conglomeration that has served millions of people since its inception and inspired the likes of August Wilson, Andy Warhol, and David McCullough. In this fascinating account, Gangewere details the political turmoil, budgetary constraints, and cultural tides that have influenced the caretakers and the collections along the way.  He profiles the many benefactors, trustees, directors, and administrators who have stewarded the collections through the years. Gangewere provides individual histories of the library, music hall, museums, and science center, and describes the importance of each as an educational and research facility.
      Moreover, Palace of Culture documents the importance of cultural institutions to the citizens of large metropolitan areas. The Carnegie Library and Institute have inspired the creation of similar organizations in the United States and serve as models for museum systems throughout the world.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Andrew Carnegie is remembered as one of the world’s great philanthropists. As a boy, he witnessed the benevolence of a businessman who lent his personal book collection to laborer’s apprentices. That early experience inspired Carnegie to create the “Free to the People” Carnegie Library in 1895 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1896, he founded the Carnegie Institute, which included a music hall, art museum, and science museum. Carnegie deeply believed that education and culture could lift up the common man and should not be the sole province of the wealthy. Today, his Pittsburgh cultural institution encompasses a library, music hall, natural history museum, art museum, science center, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the Carnegie International art exhibition.
      In Palace of Culture, Robert J. Gangewere presents the first history of a cultural conglomeration that has served millions of people since its inception and inspired the likes of August Wilson, Andy Warhol, and David McCullough. In this fascinating account, Gangewere details the political turmoil, budgetary constraints, and cultural tides that have influenced the caretakers and the collections along the way.  He profiles the many benefactors, trustees, directors, and administrators who have stewarded the collections through the years. Gangewere provides individual histories of the library, music hall, museums, and science center, and describes the importance of each as an educational and research facility.
      Moreover, Palace of Culture documents the importance of cultural institutions to the citizens of large metropolitan areas. The Carnegie Library and Institute have inspired the creation of similar organizations in the United States and serve as models for museum systems throughout the world.

More books from University of Pittsburgh Press

Cover of the book The Republics by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book Multimodal Literacies and Emerging Genres by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book Reading Junot Diaz by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book Burn and Dodge by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book The Life and Legend of James Watt by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book Skid by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book Listening Long and Late by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book The Making of Modern Anthrax, 1875-1920 by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book Teaching Queer by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book The Spirit Bird by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book The Science of History in Victorian Britain by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book Epidemics, Empire, and Environments by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book The Falling Hour by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book The State as Investment Market by Robert J. Gangewere
Cover of the book Communities of Science in Nineteenth-Century Ireland by Robert J. Gangewere
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy