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Museum Collection Ethics - Acquisition, Stewardship, and Interpretation (Hardcover)
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Museum Collection Ethics - Acquisition, Stewardship, and Interpretation (Hardcover)
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Collection ethics - the third rail of the museum profession. What
are the encompassing issues museum face regarding how they acquire,
keep and work with their collections? Museum Collection Ethics
discusses the complexities inherent in preserving and interpreting
the extraordinary range of culturally significant objects entrusted
to museums. The book presents an encompassing look at every aspect
of the intellectual and stewardship duties museums by definition
assume. The differences between ethics, laws, customs, and
expectations are discussed. They are not synonymous. Ethics vary
widely and are fluid. Essential factors include: *Defining a museum
as an ethical pursuit *The role of museum governing authorities
regarding ethics *The ethics of collection authority: who is
responsible for collection truths *How museums collect and how
ethics influences that activity *The ethics of assuring collection
authenticity *The ethical access to collections, be it physical or
digital *Ethics and conservation *Exhibition ethics *The ethics of
collection removals be they voluntary or involuntary This is the
first book devoted solely to the ethical concerns museums face
regarding their collections.
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