Deaccessioning Museum Objects - Transparency and Ethics in Disposal Practice

Deaccessioning Museum Objects explores disposal as a museum practice and explores the ethical timeliness of deaccessioning within the current social context.

List of contents

1. Objects, Lives, and Language; 2. The History and Development of Disposal; 3. The Ethical Imperative for Disposal and Transparency; 4. Making it Relevant; 5. Transparency, Risk, and Relationships; 6. Changing Future Perceptions and Timelines

About the author

Jennifer Durrant is a sector leader in collections review and disposal, with over 20 years of professional experience in museums and heritage. In 2022, she obtained her PhD in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. Her research interests encompass collections history, object meaning and use, and the humanity within the professional task. She is a curatorial and collections management specialist, an independent consultant, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a member of the Museums Association Ethics Committee.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Durrant, Durrant Jennifer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032618425
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261842-5
• No. of pages: 116
• Series: Museums in Focus
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; History, Cultural Studies, ART / Museum Studies, Humanities, General and world history, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies