Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Reihe: Collection Development, Cultural Heritage, and Digital Humanities
Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Reihe: Collection Development, Cultural Heritage, and Digital Humanities
ISBN: 978-1-64189-055-7
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press
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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Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
- Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Ausstellungskataloge, Museumsführer
- Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction: Exploring Emotion, Care and Enthusiasm in “Unloved” Museum Collections
Section One: Enthusiasts and Care for Collections
Chapter One: Unlocking the Meanings of Collections: Expertise, care and the Science Museum’s locks and fastenings collection, Alison Hess
Chapter Two: “A hawk from a handsaw:” Investigating enthusiasm for rural hand tools, Rhianedd Smith
Chapter Three: What’s in a Name? The ethics of care and an “unloved” collection, Anna Woodham and Shane Kelleher
Section Two: “Unloved” Collections
Chapter Four: “Storehouses of unimagined treasures:” Delightful rummaging and artists’ responses to “unloved” collections, Alexandra Woodall
Chapter Five: No data, No Use? Changing use and valuation of natural history collections, Mark Carnall
Chapter Six: Getting to Grips with Medical Handling Collections: Medical Memories, Specialist Knowledge and Community Engagement Around “Unloved” Objects, Mark Macleod
Section Three: Emotional Research
Chapter Seven: Emotions and Lost Objects, Sheila Watson
Chapter Eight: Care-full Academic Labour: Encountering Care in Collections-Based Research, Francesca Church
With a foreword by Rhianedd Smith
Volume Conclusion: how to put a little love in your stored collection, Rhianedd Smith and Anna Woodham
Index