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Beyond their often beautiful exhibition halls, many museums contain
vast, hidden spaces in which objects may be stored, conserved, or
processed. Museums can also include unseen archives, study rooms,
and libraries which are inaccessible to the public. This collection
of essays focuses on this domain, an area that has hitherto
received little attention. Divided into four sections, the book
critically examines the physical space of museum storage areas, the
fluctuating historical fortunes of exhibits, the growing phenomenon
of publicly visible storage, and the politics of objects deemed
worthy of collection but unsuitable for display. In doing so, it
explores issues including the relationship between storage and
canonization, the politics of collecting, the use of museum storage
as a form of censorship, the architectural character of storage
space, and the economic and epistemic value of museum objects.
Essay contributions come from a broad combination of museum
directors, curators, archaeologists, historians, and other
academics.
Beyond their often beautiful exhibition halls, many museums contain
vast, hidden spaces in which objects may be stored, conserved, or
processed. Museums can also include unseen archives, study rooms,
and libraries which are inaccessible to the public. This collection
of essays focuses on this domain, an area that has hitherto
received little attention. Divided into four sections, the book
critically examines the physical space of museum storage areas, the
fluctuating historical fortunes of exhibits, the growing phenomenon
of publicly visible storage, and the politics of objects deemed
worthy of collection but unsuitable for display. In doing so, it
explores issues including the relationship between storage and
canonization, the politics of collecting, the use of museum storage
as a form of censorship, the architectural character of storage
space, and the economic and epistemic value of museum objects.
Essay contributions come from a broad combination of museum
directors, curators, archaeologists, historians, and other
academics.
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