Izjatije i repatriacija muzejnych premetov
| Title in English | Deaccession and repatriation of museum objects |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Voprosy muzeologii: Problems of Museology |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Art, architecture, cultural heritage |
| Keywords | museology; collections; deaccesion; repatriation; restitution; museum |
| Description | The selection of museum objects is not the end of the process – «secondary selection». Museums acquire and should also return – «deaccession». A new meaning is generated in the pro-cess of collection building. The cultural significance of the collection is also enhanced by the ac-tivity of the curator. The collection, which has the value of a «creation», is also a confirmation of the value of «creativity». An object is deacessioned: 1) If it is unfit for being irretrievably damaged or physically consumed. 2) If it is redundant for not being consistent with the nature of the collec-tion and therefore not increasing its value. Correct theoretical understanding of the process of deaccession is the core of museum practice. Repatriation – returning an object to its country of origin. Restitution – returning something to its original state. The term «universal values» shows its weak point in confrontation with the issues of repatriation. Each object plays an irreplaceable role in a perfectly composed collection. A. |
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