Micromuseology: researching small, independent, single-subject museums
Candlin, Fiona (2012) Micromuseology: researching small, independent, single-subject museums. In: New Approaches to the Past: Methodological Innovation in Heritage Research seminar series, 2012, University College London. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Unlike their national and municipal counterparts, small independent single-subject museums – micromuseums – receive little or no public funding. They rarely own valuable objects, are located in ad-hoc buildings, and do not conserve or secure their collections. Described as ‘mad’ in popular literature and ignored or exhorted to improve by professionals, my research asks how museology would be challenged, refined, or expanded if Southport Lawnmower Museum or the Museum of Bakelite were afforded serious academic attention. This paper explores some of the practical and conceptual difficulties of putting that project into action.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| School: | School of Arts > History of Art |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Birkbeck Knowledge Lab |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Hall |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2013 13:14 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2016 13:41 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/8341 |
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