Preserving what is valued : museums, conservation, and First Nations
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0774808616
ISBN 13
9780774808613
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Pages
320
Subject
Cultural property -- Conservation and restoration
Tags
Cultural property -- Conservation and restoration, Anthropological museums and collections, Museums -- Social aspects, Museum conservation methods, Museums, British Columbia, Indigenous peoples -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- British Columbia, Cultural property -- Protection, Cultural property, Indigenous peoples -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation
Abstract
"Preserving What Is Valued explores the concept of preserving heritage. It presents the conservation profession’s code of ethics and discusses four significant contexts embedded in museum conservation practice: science, professionalization, museum practice, and the relationship between museums and Native American peoples.
Clavir argues that museum practices are historically grounded and represent values that are not necessarily held by the originators of the objects. She focuses on conservation, explaining the principles and methods conservators practice and discussing First Nations peoples’ perspectives on preservation, quoting extensively from interviews done throughout British Columbia."--Amazon.
Clavir argues that museum practices are historically grounded and represent values that are not necessarily held by the originators of the objects. She focuses on conservation, explaining the principles and methods conservators practice and discussing First Nations peoples’ perspectives on preservation, quoting extensively from interviews done throughout British Columbia."--Amazon.
Number of Copies
2
