Extreme collecting :: challenging practices for 21st century museums /

By exploring the processes of collecting, which challenge the bounds of normally acceptable practice, this book debates the practice of collecting 'difficult' objects, from a historical and contemporary perspective; and discusses the acquisition of objects related to war and genocide, and...

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Other Authors: Were, Graeme (Editor), King, J. C. H. (Jonathan C. H.) (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:By exploring the processes of collecting, which challenge the bounds of normally acceptable practice, this book debates the practice of collecting 'difficult' objects, from a historical and contemporary perspective; and discusses the acquisition of objects related to war and genocide, and those purchased from the internet, as well as considering human remains, mass produced objects and illicitly traded antiquities. The aim is to apply a critical approach to the rigidity of museums in maintaining essentially nineteenth-century ideas of collecting; and to move towards identifying priorities for.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857453648
0857453645
1782385142
9781782385141

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