Deaccessioning in a museum setting is a process that requires a great deal of care and considerat... more Deaccessioning in a museum setting is a process that requires a great deal of care and consideration. When the process of deaccessioning is followed incorrectly, the results can be detrimental if not damaging to a cultural institution as a whole. However, with the proper supervision, transparency and strict adherence to guidelines, museums can dispose of items safely, respectfully and ethically. Ethical deaccessioning occurs in instances of curatorially motivated sales, transferring items between other museums and with the motivation of maintaining public access to the artefacts in question or improving the context for the artefacts. With these particular goals in mind, museum professionals can better navigate the minefield of artefact deaccessioning without setting off any museological explosions and effectively preserve the artefacts and the institutions that preserve the past for future generations.
This study will provide a look into the museum industry through a feminist scope. This study will... more This study will provide a look into the museum industry through a feminist scope. This study will look into the potential changes that can be made in the museum setting to meet the increasing demands that museums participate in social activism and adjust to a modern audience by looking at current and past examples and analysing what was both effective and ineffective in depicting female suffering. I will utilise a great deal of sources regarding feminism in the cultural sector and portrayals of violence and tragedies in the general museum space to derive analysis for the exhibit examples shown. The main sources I will use will include the works of Dr. Kate Hill and Linda Nochlin. Other sources I will use will be articles from various journals regarding history, art, museums and social studies as well as news articles regarding the reception of certain museum exhibits or artefacts as well as exhibit and artefact pages directly from museum, gallery or heritage websites. These sources in addition to my analysis will culminate into proving my main thesis: that museums in the United Kingdom must be more proactive and considerate in their methods of portraying the anguish of women and must be willing to adjust the way that this topic is addressed in the cultural setting in order to meet the needs of modern audiences. The key to this is to include meaningful ways in which the audience can connect with the tragedy and take into special consideration the audiences that share the demographic with those who went through the tragedies; in this case, that demographic is that of women. However, an effective exhibit must also speak to those outside the demographic of female tragedy, it must show why these tragedies are significant and what makes them so devastating in the first place. In a world rife with cancel-culture and social activism, museums often tread through dangerous territory that is deemed problematic from modern perspectives but recognizing this gap between past and present standards and allowing the opportunities for those who visit these institutions and organisations to reconcile with the past while living in the present will aid museums in the key role they play in educating individuals, communities and the world.
Deaccessioning in a museum setting is a process that requires a great deal of care and considerat... more Deaccessioning in a museum setting is a process that requires a great deal of care and consideration. When the process of deaccessioning is followed incorrectly, the results can be detrimental if not damaging to a cultural institution as a whole. However, with the proper supervision, transparency and strict adherence to guidelines, museums can dispose of items safely, respectfully and ethically. Ethical deaccessioning occurs in instances of curatorially motivated sales, transferring items between other museums and with the motivation of maintaining public access to the artefacts in question or improving the context for the artefacts. With these particular goals in mind, museum professionals can better navigate the minefield of artefact deaccessioning without setting off any museological explosions and effectively preserve the artefacts and the institutions that preserve the past for future generations.
This study will provide a look into the museum industry through a feminist scope. This study will... more This study will provide a look into the museum industry through a feminist scope. This study will look into the potential changes that can be made in the museum setting to meet the increasing demands that museums participate in social activism and adjust to a modern audience by looking at current and past examples and analysing what was both effective and ineffective in depicting female suffering. I will utilise a great deal of sources regarding feminism in the cultural sector and portrayals of violence and tragedies in the general museum space to derive analysis for the exhibit examples shown. The main sources I will use will include the works of Dr. Kate Hill and Linda Nochlin. Other sources I will use will be articles from various journals regarding history, art, museums and social studies as well as news articles regarding the reception of certain museum exhibits or artefacts as well as exhibit and artefact pages directly from museum, gallery or heritage websites. These sources in addition to my analysis will culminate into proving my main thesis: that museums in the United Kingdom must be more proactive and considerate in their methods of portraying the anguish of women and must be willing to adjust the way that this topic is addressed in the cultural setting in order to meet the needs of modern audiences. The key to this is to include meaningful ways in which the audience can connect with the tragedy and take into special consideration the audiences that share the demographic with those who went through the tragedies; in this case, that demographic is that of women. However, an effective exhibit must also speak to those outside the demographic of female tragedy, it must show why these tragedies are significant and what makes them so devastating in the first place. In a world rife with cancel-culture and social activism, museums often tread through dangerous territory that is deemed problematic from modern perspectives but recognizing this gap between past and present standards and allowing the opportunities for those who visit these institutions and organisations to reconcile with the past while living in the present will aid museums in the key role they play in educating individuals, communities and the world.
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