Understanding, Respect, and Collaboration in Cultural Heritage Preservation: A Conservator's Developing Perspective

Ogden, Sherelyn

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Title

Understanding, Respect, and Collaboration in Cultural Heritage Preservation: A Conservator's Developing Perspective

Author(s)

Ogden, Sherelyn

Issue Date

2007

Keyword(s)

Cultural heritage preservation

Abstract

Attitudes appear to be changing in the museum world about the preservation of cultural objects and of the cultures to which these objects are connected. The intangible nature of cultural objects is being addressed and is seen as equal in importance to, or in some cases greater, than an object’s tangible nature. This significant trend in cultural heritage preservation is increasingly evident in professional conferences, publications, and discussions, and is beginning to have an impact on preservation methodologies. It is affecting the way preservation professionals approach their work and manage collections. Understanding, respect, and collaboration are more important than ever in carrying out work. Understanding all aspects of the nature of the significance of objects, respecting an object’s intangible as well as tangible nature, and collaborating in a meaningful way with the cultural groups to which the items are connected are playing an increasingly prominent role.

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

ISSN

0024-2594

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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