Description:
Heritage institutions face major changes in the areas of digitisation, narrative, inclusivity, and participation. In this groundbreaking book Wim Hupperetz, an expert in the field of museums, heritage and digital curation, reflects on the challenge of change. How does a museum move from an object or a collection to storytelling, and what is the impact of digitisation on curatorship? How to assess the biography of a collection when you think of museums as a medium of memory? And in striving to achieve a participatory dialogue, what is the difference between collaborating and doing things together? In six chapters, theory and practice are juxtaposed. Each chapter concludes with practical dos and don'ts. This book is also meant as a tribute to everyone who has contributed to the renovation of the Allard Pierson, the museum and knowledge institute where the collections of the University of Amsterdam are preserved and presented.
Intro -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Thinking about heritage -- Theory and practice at the Allard Pierson -- The triangle of dynamic heritage -- The museum as a medium of memory -- The museum in the 21st century -- Organising openness -- Museums and modernity -- Museums and the culture of remembrance -- Recollection and historical awareness -- Case studies -- The paradox of nostalgia -- New narratives -- Dos and don'ts -- The biography of collections -- Dos and don'ts -- Colonial context -- Case studies -- Go along with the times? -- From individual recollection to collective memory -- The memory of a collection -- 'Dynamic heritage' -- Investigating provenance -- Biographical notes -- Collaborating, cooperating, and acting together -- Managing change -- Dos and don'ts -- Case studies -- From object to narrative -- The evolution of a new semi-permanent collection presentation -- Dos and don'ts -- Case studies -- The redesign evaluated -- The overkill pitfall -- Connecting the archaeological and the special collections -- Presentation history -- Digital Curation -- Dos and don'ts -- Case studies -- In search of digital added value and sustainability -- Shifts in digital heritage practice -- Support tools -- The digital heritage paradox -- Challenges of digital curation -- Towards a participatory dialogue -- Dos and don'ts -- Case studies -- Two-way traffic -- Constant change -- Practice and process -- Heritage as a platform -- New approaches -- Epilogue -- About the author -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Lege pagina.