Museum collection ethics : acquisition, stewardship, and interpretation /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2020]
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781538135198 1538135191 9781538135204 1538135205 |