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Museum Collecting Lessons: Acquisition Stories from the Inside

Museum Collecting Lessons: Acquisition Stories from the Inside

Miller, Steven

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General ReferenceGeneral Art

ISBN10: 1032106425
ISBN13: 9781032106427
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 26 2022
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Museum Collecting Lessons explains how and why museums meet their fundamental duty to collect. It is the first book of its kind to explore the diverse ways these unique institutions acquire what is preserved and used for exhibitions, programs, publications, and online applications.

The 11 chapters that make up the volume are written by museum practitioners working in art, history, and science museums in the United States, Canada, and India. Together, the essays provide fascinating insights into a wide variety of significant acquisitions and museum collecting initiatives. The authors explain customary collecting methods, including donation, purchase, and field retrieval. Commonly shared acquisition denominators are also covered and include mission pertinence, quality control, the feasibility and legality of acquisition, personnel and volunteer involvement, and long-term retention assurances. The philosophies and realities presented within the case studies shine light on recent debates about who is included or excluded in museum collections - especially when it comes to race, ethnicity, gender, political perspectives, places of habitation, and economic status.

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