|
Books > Humanities > Archaeology
|
Buy Now
Active Collections (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,069
Discovery Miles 10 690
|
|
|
Active Collections (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
In recent years, many museums have implemented sweeping changes in
how they engage audiences. However, changes to the field's
approaches to collections stewardship have come much more slowly.
Active Collections critically examines existing approaches to
museum collections and explores practical, yet radical, ways that
museums can better manage their collections to actively advance
their missions. Approaching the question of modern museum
collection stewardship from a position of "tough love," the authors
argue that the museum field risks being constrained by rigid ways
of thinking about objects. Examining the field's relationship to
objects, artifacts, and specimens, the volume explores the question
of stewardship through the dissection of a broad range of issues,
including questions of "quality over quantity," emotional
attachment, dispassionate cataloging, and cognitive biases in
curatorship. The essays look to insights from fields as diverse as
forest management, library science, and the psychology of
compulsive hoarding, to inform and innovate collection practices.
Essay contributions come from both experienced museum professionals
and scholars from disciplines as diverse as psychology, education,
and history. The result is a critical exploration that makes the
book essential reading for museum professionals, as well as those
in training.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
