ABSTRACT
This volume provides an unparalleled exploration of ethics and museum practice, considering the controversies and debates which surround key issues such as provenance, ownership, cultural identity, environmental sustainability and social engagement. Using a variety of case studies which reflect the internal realities and daily activities of museums as they address these issues, from exhibition content and museum research to education, accountability and new technologies, Museums, Ethics and Cultural Heritage enables a greater understanding of the role of museums as complex and multifaceted institutions of cultural production, identity-formation and heritage preservation.
Benefitting from ICOM’s unique position in the museum world, this collection brings a global range of academics and professionals together to examine museums ethics from multiple perspectives. Providing a more complete picture of the diverse activities now carried out by museums, Museums, Ethics and Cultural Heritage will appeal to practitioners, academics and students alike.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|42 pages
Introduction and context: ICOM's commitment to museum ethics
part II|36 pages
The ICOM Code and evolving issues for museums' conduct and care of heritage
chapter 7|10 pages
Reversing the de-realization of natural and social phenomena
part III|50 pages
International action, treaties and benchmarks for protection of the world's heritage
chapter 11|10 pages
Protecting cultural heritage at risk
chapter 12|8 pages
Stolen and illegally exported artefacts in collections
chapter 13|8 pages
Advice and support in the recovery of lost art
part IV|62 pages
Heritage care and ethics through the lens of multiple cultures and regions
chapter 15|21 pages
Remodelling shared heritage and collections access
part V|74 pages
Evolving issues: Collaboration, provenance research, deaccessioning, social responsibility and public participation in museums
chapter 19|17 pages
Advocating For International Collaborations
chapter 20|8 pages
‘Definitely stolen?'
chapter 22|14 pages
From Apollo into the Anthropocene
chapter 23|9 pages
Ethics in a changing social landscape
part VI|51 pages
‘Torn history', reviewing, reshaping and rebuilding an integrated heritage
chapter 26|11 pages
Native America in the twenty-first century
chapter 27|7 pages
Using the past to forge a future
part VII|37 pages
Case studies, ethical dilemmas and situational ethics training