Museum Ethics Theory and Practice

Name: Museum Ethics Theory and Practice
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ISBN: 9780415152907

ISBN-10: 0415152909

ISBN-13: 9780415152907

Edition: 1997

Authors: Gary Edson

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A number of developments in the museum movement during the last few years have forced museums to give greater attention to ethical issues. Members of the profession are increasingly regarded as constituting an ethical community and every person within such a community must have a sense of personal obligation as well as a responsibility for others to assure ethical achievement. Museum Ethics firmly places notions of ethics in the field of action. It considers the theoretical and practical elements of the philosophy of conduct in relation to both critical contemporary issues and museums. This discussion encompasses the procurement of artifacts, the rights of indigenous peoples,…

Book details

List price: $60.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/2/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 308
Size: 9.69" wide x 6.85" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Dedication


Epigraph


Table of Contents


List of Figures


Forward


Acknowledgement


Introduction



Ethics For Museums



Ethics




Ethics and the Profession




Ethics and Museums




Ethics and Duty




Ethics and Truth




Ethics and the Museum Community




Ethics as a Code




Ethical Perspectives


Introduction to Part two




Ethics and Cultural Identity




Ethics and Indigenous People




Ethics and Training




Ethics and Museology




Ethics and the Environment




Ethics and Collecting




Ethics and Preventive Conservation




Ethics and Conservation




Ethics and Exhibitions




Ethics and Education Johanne Landry, ICOM Code of Professional



Contributors


Reference and Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index