Challenges of conservation: working objects
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2023-11-16_ChallengesOfConservationElizabethPye_FINAL.pdf
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Journal article
Creator (person)
Pye, Elizabeth
Date published
November 16, 2016
Abstract
This paper discusses the concepts and practice of museum conservation, and the role of conservation in preserving both material and significance of objects. It explores the conservation of science and industry collections and the fact that the significance of many of these objects lies in their operation. It considers alternatives to operating original objects but emphasises the value of experiencing the real thing, and argues that visitors should be given greater physical access to museum objects, including being enabled to handle and work functioning objects. It finishes by calling for research into the effects of operation on the objects themselves, and into what constitutes a satisfying experience of working objects.
Journal title
Science Museum Group Journal
Issue
6
Publisher
Science Museum Group
eISSN
2054-5770
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