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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/26734| Appears in Collections: | History and Politics Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Why Collect Science? |
| Author(s): | Alberti, Samuel J M M |
| Keywords: | exhibitions materiality research science engagement science and technology museums storage |
| Issue Date: | 6-Dec-2017 |
| Date Deposited: | 16-Feb-2018 |
| Citation: | Alberti SJMM (2017) Why Collect Science?. Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 15 (1), Art. No.: 1. https://doi.org/10.5334/jcms.150 |
| Abstract: | In this critical assessment of the ‘museology of science’ I cherry-pick recent scholarship and practice to unpack the functions of science collections. Some practices (exhibition, engagement, study) have already attracted considerable attention, others not yet (storage); but all tend to be considered separately as case studies from particular institutions and for particular disciplinary audiences. Juxtaposing different reasons to collect reveals both the tensions inherent in science collections and the opportunities these collections afford, especially around their materiality. This is why we have collected science, and why we should continue. |
| DOI Link: | 10.5334/jcms.150 |
| Rights: | © 2017 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Licence URL(s): | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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