Bibliographic Information
Course Title
Museums and Heritage
Institution Where Taught
Rice University
Web Address (URL)
https://courses.rice.edu/admweb/!SWKSCAT.cat?p_action=CATALIST&p_acyr_code=2018&p_subj=ANTH
Additional Information
Course Number
ANTH 541
Course Level
Course Description
A wide-ranging introduction to museum studies with a particular focus on the collection and exhibition of cultural heritage materials. We will examine how heritage objects are displayed and represented in museums of art, natural historical history, and heritage. Topics include looking and ethics of collecting, policies of display, changing roles for museums; exhibition design and curatorial practice.
Syllabus Available
No
Notes
Course descripton available on the Anthropology Department course offering webpage. Please contact department for further information.
Additional tags: ethics of collecting; representation; museum display; cultural objects
Taxonomies
RPA Codes & Standards
- Appropriate Dissemination of Research
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to Employers and Clients
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
- Maintaining Continuity of Records
- Specimen and Research Record Storage
CIfA Codes
- Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
- Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research
- Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch
Keywords & Terms
- Conservation
- Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
- Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
- Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
- Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
- Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
- Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records