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Treasures on earth : museums, collections and paradoxes

Title: Treasures on earth : museums, collections and paradoxes / Keith S. Thomson.
Author: Thomson, Keith Stewart.
Publication: London : Faber and Faber, 2002.

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Description

xiii, 114 pages; 22 cm

Summary

"Our nation's museums are dynamic entities in which we not only preserve the past and interpret the present, but also launch our dreams for the future. They are vitally important, a physical manifestation of our culture and history, of nature and science, of art and artifice - so why are many museums seriously short of funds and some failing?" "We find ourselves caught in a dilemma, wanting to utilize as much as possible of our cultural and natural heritage but being unable to save it all. In this work, Professor Thomson, the Director of the highly respected Oxford University Museum, examines the glories and tribulations of modern collections and asks some probing and inconvenient questions: Do we really need all those collections and museums? Who are museums for? Who will pay? Who will choose?"--Jacket.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-112) and index.

Contents

Museums and collections -- Museums at first hand -- Some favourite museums -- Reconstructing reality -- Who collects what, and why? -- Some great collections -- From individual to institution -- The consequences of size -- Must everything be saved? -- Three museums : three stories -- The paradox of value and the dilemma of ownership -- Changing the culture.

ISBN

0571212956
9780571212958

LCCN

2002391276

OCLC

ocm48236277
48236277
SCSB-1241625

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library