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Interpreting Objects in the Hybrid Museum - Convergence, Collections and Cultural Policy (Paperback)
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Interpreting Objects in the Hybrid Museum - Convergence, Collections and Cultural Policy (Paperback)
Series: Museums in Focus
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Interpreting Objects in the Hybrid Museum examines the recent trend
for converged collecting institutions and uses its investigation as
a catalyst for critical reflection by all stakeholders on the
risks, as well as advantages, of integration for cultural
engagement. Drawing on three case studies of restructured cultural
organisations in Australia and New Zealand, Robinson provides
valuable insights into the conceptual and practical ways in which
hybridised collecting institutions operate. Reflecting on the
ultimate value of converged institutions for the communities they
serve, the book uncovers the dangers of misalignment between
bureaucratic decision-making and the creation of cultural meaning.
Actively contesting policy assumptions about the benefits of
integrating museums with other kinds of cultural institutions, the
book's analysis of empirical evidence provides an important
counterbalance by exposing the impacts of supposedly benign
structural changes to museum organisations on fundamental processes
of research, documentation and contextualisation of collections.
Interpreting Objects in the Hybrid Museum highlights the
consequences of policy decisions on the distinctive interpretive
role of museums. As such, the book should be of interest to a range
of academic and professional audiences, including scholars and
students in the fields of museum and heritage studies, library and
archival science, cultural studies and politics. It should also be
essential reading for cultural heritage practitioners working
across the museum, heritage, library, archive and gallery sectors.
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