Pearce .:. Archaeological Curatorship

Pearce, Susan,
Archaeological Curatorship. London, NY: Leicester University Press, 1990. xvi, 223 Seiten mit Abbildungen, Literaturverzeichnis und Register. Pappband (gebunden) mit Schutzumschlag. Grossoktav. 240 x 162 mm. 483 g

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* Leicester Museum studies series. - Rücken bestossen.
Bestell-Nr.159202 | ISBN: 0-7185-1298-7

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Pearce | Archaeologie | Museologie | Kuration | Museumsmanagement

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This book, the first of its kind, is concerned with the philosophies, approaches and practices of those museums which acquire and hold the stored material culture of the ancient, medieval and post-medieval past and its associated archive. It is written against the background of the many archaeological developments of the past two decades and discusses how museums are being transformed by the new perspectives which have changed our views of the ways in which the past can be experienced by professional archaeologists and the general public.
Several themes are explored: the relationship between the curator and other archaeologists; the nature of the material culture archive and its curation; the principles through which the archive is interpreted and presented in exhibitions; and the legitimate relationship between museum archaeologists and the public. The book draws substantially upon detailed information supplied by archaeology curators, and it concludes with an assessment of the future role of museum archaeology in a rapidly changing world.

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CONTENTS
Introduction: people, archaeology and museums
Part one. The contemporary context
1. Origins: museums and collections to 1960 2. Developments between 1960 and 1990 3. Archaeology, museums and the law 4. Ethics and politics
Part two. Curating the archive
5. The formation of the archive 6. Approaches to storage 7. Issues in conservation 8. Documentation and research
Part three. Museums, the public and the past
9. Our public 10. Exhibiting archaeology 11. Open-air sites 12. Reaching out into the community 13. Futures: AD 2000 and beyond
Appendix.
Sources
Bibliography
Index

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