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Preserving Culture: Collecting Artifacts

Preserving Culture: Collecting Artifacts. AMCV1550, Week 3. Museums in U.S. 9/10ths counties have at least one museum Museums among the most trustworthy sources of information ( Rosenzweig and Thelen ) 93% of U.S. museums have permanent collections

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Preserving Culture: Collecting Artifacts

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  1. Preserving Culture: Collecting Artifacts AMCV1550, Week 3

  2. Museums in U.S. • 9/10ths counties have at least one museum • Museums among the most trustworthy sources of information (Rosenzweig and Thelen) • 93% of U.S. museums have permanent collections • 4.8 billion artifacts at more than 30,000 repositories in U.S.

  3. Ethics of Collecting • ICOM: “museums have the duty to acquire, preserve and promote their collections as a contribution to safeguarding the natural, cultural and scientific heritage. Their collections are a significant public inheritance, have a special position in law and are protected by international legislation. Inherent in this public trust is the notion of stewardship that includes rightful ownership, permanence, documentation, accessibility and responsible disposal.”

  4. Ethics of Collecting • AAM: as stewards of natural and cultural wealth, museums entrusted to ensure: • Collections support its mission and are held legally; are documented and protected • Disposal of collections only for advancement of its mission; proceeds to be used only for acquisition or direct care of collections • Collections-related activities promote public good, not individual gain • Unique nature of human remains and funerary objects is recognized

  5. NAGPRA 1990, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act All museums, agencies and higher learning institutions that receive federal $$ must inventory objects (patrimony, sacred and funerary) and human remains of American Indians and Native Hawaiians and notify affected tribes – and repatriate items

  6. Museum realities • Collections not built in rational ways • Collections reveal cultural and political values/agendas (that change over time) • And objects/collectors receive value through connection with museums • Collections care constrained by conditions of museums (budget; facilities; staff)

  7. DePaul Museum of Art “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” exhibit (2010) Greensboro, NC International Civil Rights Center and Museum

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