Dealing with UK Museum Collections
Law, Ethics and the Public/Private Divide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3166071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Ulph (University of Leicester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 177-204 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Property (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0940-7391 • E-ISSN: 1465-7317 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0940739115000168 |
| OpenAlex | W2259100760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
In the UK, there is a public perception that, if a cultural object is given to a museum, it will remain in its collections forever. But does UK law reflect this? This article analyses UK law and discusses whether a commercial approach is not always well suited to serve the needs of the museum sector and whether there should be more thought given to the public nature of museums. It calls for law reform in order to ensure that UK law and ethical guidance relating to deaccessioning and disposals from collections is sufficient to maintain public trust, so that people continue to visit museums and to offer objects for their collections
Business · Collections management · Library science · Object (grammar · Order (exchange · Perception · Political science · Private law · Public access · Public law · Public relations · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Psychology · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |