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Museum collection ethics : acquisition, stewardship, and interpretation
Title:
Museum collection ethics : acquisition, stewardship, and interpretation
Author:
Miller, Steven, 1947- author.
ISBN:
9781538135198

9781538135204
Physical Description:
xviii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Defining a Museum -- Museum Governance -- Ethics and Museums -- Collection Authority -- Museum Collecting Methods -- Acquisition Ethics -- Ethics and Collection Authenticity -- Collection Stewardship and Access -- Ethics and Conservation -- Exhibition Ethics -- Ethics and Collection Loss -- Museum Collection Ethics Standards -- Museum Positions with Direct Collection Connectivity -- The Declaration on the Importance and Value of Universal Museums, 2002 -- A Code of Ethics for Curators, American Association of Museums, Curators Committee, 2009 -- Penn Museum Statement on Human Remains -- The Cleveland Museum of Art News Release on Open Access -- American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Core Documents: Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice -- "The Ethics of Deaccessioning," / Corcoran Board of Trustees Announces One of the Largest Free Art Distributions in U.S. History. More than 10,750 Works of Art Going to 22 Institutions in Washington.
Abstract:
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.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805:
npmlib 10905787 AM135 M55 ysh

npmlib 南院 AM135 M55 stc 11120614
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