Isbn: 9780857453631 - extreme collecting: challenging practices for 21st century museums (14 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: New. 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 collection policies in museums, which are inclusive of acquiring 'difficult' objects. Much of the book engages with the question of the limits to the practice of collecting as a means to think through the implementation of new strategies.…

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Hardback. Zustand: New. 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 collection policies in museums, which are inclusive of acquiring 'difficult' objects. Much of the book engages with the question of the limits to the practice of collecting as a means to think through the implementation of new strategies.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Extreme Collecting | Challenging Practices for 21st Century Museums | Graeme Were (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2012 | Berghahn Books | EAN 9780857453631 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …

Zustand: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. 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 .…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A comprehensive debate from a historical and contemporary perspective on the practice of collecting difficult objects Offers a new perspective on the acquirement of objects related to war and genocide Evaluates the limits of new strategies for the practice of collecting Details the move towards classifying priorities for collection policies in museums for acquiring difficult objects.…