Research Guides: ASAG 1300: Observations: Curation Resources

Museum Studies
Includes sections on curatorial practices, ethical and legal issues, and finding articles.

You can also search the library catalog for relevant exhibition catalogs to see what objects are included and how they are connected by the curator.

Contemporary Art Library
Browse images by artist or gallery to view images of various gallery installations. This can help you see traditional and novel ways of presenting objects as well as various connections between artworks.

A Brief History of Curating by Hans Ulrich Obrist
ISBN: 9783905829556

Publication Date: 2008
Inside the Lost Museum by Steven Lubar
ISBN: 9780674982901

Publication Date: 2017

Check out Part 3 - Objects, Stories, and Visitors to help you think about organization, object connections, etc.
Show Time: the 50 Most Influential Exhibitions of Contemporary Art by Jens Hoffmann
ISBN: 9781938922336

Publication Date: 2014
Curating Subjects by Paul O'Neill
ISBN: 9780949004161

Publication Date: 2007
The Curator's Handbook by Adrian George
ISBN: 9780500239285

Publication Date: 2015

Check out the chapter, "Putting on a Show"

Curating Cultural Objects

Museums and the Ancient Middle East by Geoff Emberling & Lucas Petit
ISBN: 9780815349723

Publication Date: 2018
African Art Reframed by Bennetta Jules-Rosette
ISBN: 9780252052156

Publication Date: 2020
A Companion to Curation by Brad Buckley& John Conomos
ISBN: 9781119206866

Publication Date: 2019

Look at Part III: The Curator in a Globalized World for insight into curating Asian and Aboriginal art.