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Museums and their communities
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ISBN: 9780415402606 9780415402590 041540259X 0415402603 9780203944752 9781134142934 9781134142972 9781134142989 Year: 2007 Publisher: London : Routledge,

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Using case studies drawn from all areas of museum studies; history, anthropology and archaeology, 'Museums and their Communities' explores the museums as a site of representation, identity and memory, and considers how it can influence its community. Focusing on the museum as an institution, and its social and cultural setting, Sheila Watson examines how museums use their roles and informers and educators to empower, or ignore, communities. Looking at the current debates about the role of the museum, she considers contested values in museum functions and examines provision, power, ownership and responsibility and institutional issues. This book is of great relevance for all disciplines as it explores and questions the role of the museum in modern society.

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