Participation and receptivity in the art museum: a phenomenological exposition

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Participation and receptivity in the art museum : a phenomenological exposition. / Høffding, Simon; Rung, Mette; Roald, Tone.

In: Curator, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2020, p. 69-81.

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Høffding, S, Rung, M & Roald, T 2020, 'Participation and receptivity in the art museum: a phenomenological exposition', Curator, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12344

APA

Høffding, S., Rung, M., & Roald, T. (2020). Participation and receptivity in the art museum: a phenomenological exposition. Curator, 63(1), 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12344

Vancouver

Høffding S, Rung M, Roald T. Participation and receptivity in the art museum: a phenomenological exposition. Curator. 2020;63(1):69-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12344

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Høffding, Simon ; Rung, Mette ; Roald, Tone. / Participation and receptivity in the art museum : a phenomenological exposition. In: Curator. 2020 ; Vol. 63, No. 1. pp. 69-81.

Bibtex

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