Museums, objects, and collections: a cultural study
By (author): "Susan M. Pearce"
Genres:Museums books
Publish Date:
1992
ISBN0718513320
ISBN139780718513320
AsinMuseums, objects, and collections: a cultural study
Original titleMuseums, Objects and Collections
This book examines the historical context of museums, their collections, the objects that form them, and the meaning interpreted from them. Pearce probes the reasons people collect and identifies three methods of collecting. The author considers how museum professionals set policies of collection management; acquire, study, and exhibit objects; and make meaning of the objects in their care.