Museums, Infinity and the Culture of Protocols

Name: Museums, Infinity and the Culture of Protocols
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Museums, Infinity and the Culture of ProtocolsEthnographic Collections and Source Communities\nAuthor(s): Howard Morphy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138565593, 978-1138565593\nSynopsis\nMuseums, Infinity and the Culture of Protocols enters a dialogue about museums responsibility for the curation of their collections into an infinite future while also tackling contentious issues of repatriation and digital access to collections. \n\nBringing into focus a number of key debates centred on ethnographic collections and their relationship with source communities, Morphy considers the value material objects have to different local communities the museum and the source community and the value-creation processes with which they are entangled. The focus on values and value brings the issue of repatriation and access into a dialogue between the two locals, questioning who has access to collections and whose values are.