Indigenous Collections

Transformations in Stewardship and Conservation Practices

AvEllen Pearlstein

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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Oncethe exclusive realm of non-Indigenous curators and conservators, the care ofIndigenous works in museums is now largely carried out either incollaboration with or by community members-a significant change from thecolonial origins of museum collections and conservation practice.This volume brings together over 100 readings-by Indigenous andnon-Indigenous authors from around the world-that trace the development ofthe conservation of Indigenous collections. The writers provide a wide rangeof expertise, from archaeology and ethnography to law, and include communityleaders, anthropologists, and art historians, as well as conservators andcurators.The book begins with an examination of thechanges in terminology that increasingly reflect trust and respect,Indigenous care practices that predate the emergence of museums, and theimpact of policy and legislation on Indigenous art and artifacts. Otherreadings explore the challenges associated with managing large, complexcollections and the changes that resulted from addressing them: thedevelopment of specialized technical approaches, the incorporation ofintangible heritage in conservation agendas, and a broadening view of whatconservation means and how to practice it. IndigenousCollections concludes by looking at new approachesto museums-managed by or jointly with the people most closely connected tothe holdings-and to the future, through innovations in conservationeducation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2027-01-05
Mått:178 x 254 x undefined mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Readings in Conservation
Antal sidor:688
Förlag:Getty Trust Publications
ISBN:9798887120379

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Miljövetenskap och miljöpolitik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

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Ellen Pearlstein is professoremerita at the University of California, Los Angeles, and founding director ofthe Andrew W. Mellon Opportunity for Diversity in Conservation.

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With this magnum opus, Ellen Pearlstein provides an overview ofthe profound changes in preservation practices that museums worldwide haveundergone since the inception of the twentieth century. Through various angles,spanning conservation terminology, policies, and traditional care practices, aswell as intangible heritage, to name but a few, this book offers a clearconceptual framework for professionals and students to reflect upon their ownapproaches and practices. A must-read at the crossroads of conservation,history, and anthropology! - Eleonore Kissel, Head of Preservation and Conservation, Musee duquai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris, FranceIndigenous Collections: Transformations in Stewardship andConservation Practices brings together wide-ranging perspectives—including asubstantial proportion of contributions by Indigenous authors—and demonstrateshow conservation has evolved from a predominantly technical focus on thepreservation of material objects to a more relational practice in which cultureis understood as living and embedded in use, knowledge, and community. Thissignificant volume portrays a field in transition and points toward a moreethical, inclusive, and relational understanding of cultural heritage.— Anne May Olli, Northen Sámi conservator MA