Exploring Emotion, Care, and Enthusiasm in “Unloved” Museum Collections Hardback
Edited by Anna (Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management, King's College London) Woodham, Alison (Research and Public History Manager, Science Museum, London) Hess, Rhianedd (Director, Heritage and Creativity Institute) Smith
Part of the Collection Development, Cultural Heritage, and Digital Humanities series
Hardback
Description
Millions of items are held in museum collections around the world but many museums have very few visitors to their stored collections. These stored objects are certainly not neglected by their professional custodians, and they are loved with a great intensity by some curators and enthusiasts. However, for all but a tiny proportion of the population they have little or no personal meaning. This book goes beyond strategic discussions of access to stores, information enhancement, or collections rationalization and focuses on the emotional potential of these objects.
The authors explore how “care†for objects has varied over time and consider who cares for objects that are generally considered to be unsuitable for display and why they care. They also consider how inter-generational and inter-disciplinary dialogue can enhance or engender engagement with "unloved" collections and offer strategies and reflection on interpreting stored collections. This book will be essential reading for scholars, students, and professionals in museums, especially those concerned with curation and collections.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:216 pages, 22 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Arc Humanities Press
- Publication Date:31/07/2020
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- ISBN:9781641890557
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:216 pages, 22 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Arc Humanities Press
- Publication Date:31/07/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781641890557