MUSEALE RESTE

Remnants are complex and ambiguous figures that challenge museums' boundaries, requiring different forms of professional self-conception, knowledge, and practical handling in exhibition spaces, storage depots, laboratories, and administration. This volume contributes to specifying terms and reassessing them for debates in conservation, curating, art history, and museum anthropology.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 118 pages
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Publisher: De Gruyter

Remnants pose a significant challenge for museums as institutions. They are enigmatic figures that defy easy categorization and classification, blurring the boundaries between taxonomy, disciplines, architecture, and institutional structures. These remnants can be found in various settings, including exhibition spaces, storage depots, laboratories, and administrative offices. Each of these contexts presents its own unique professional self-conception, knowledge, and practical handling, which shape the status of remnants.
The volume aims to provide a more precise definition of terms such as remnant, trash, traces, and boundaries within the museum context and to reevaluate their significance in debates related to conservation, curating, art history, and museum anthropology. By exploring the diverse manifestations of remnants and their impact on museum practices, the volume contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of remnants in shaping our understanding of the past and present.

Weight: 287g
Dimension: 230 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783110738247