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Tythacott, Louise and Arvanitis, Kostas, eds. (2014) Museums and Restitution: New Practices, New Approaches. Farnham: Ashgate.

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Abstract

This book examines contemporary approaches to restitution from the perspective of museums. It focuses on the ways in which these institutions have been addressing the subject at a regional, national and international level. In particular, it explores contemporary practices and recent claims, and investigates to what extent the question of restitution as an issue of ownership is still at large, or whether museums have found additional ways to conceptualise and practice restitution, by thinking beyond the issue of ownership. The challenges, benefits and drawbacks of recent and current museum practice are explored. At the same time, the book discusses how these museum practices are received , and informed, by source communities, institutional and governmental agendas and visitors' expectations in order to explore issues of authority, collaboration and shared or conflicting values between the different communities involved in the process. This important book will contribute to the developing body of literature that academics, professionals, policy makers and students can refer to in order to understand how restitution has been negotiated, 'materialised', practiced and evaluated within museums.

Item Type: Edited Book or Journal Volume
Additional Information: Republished by Routledge in 2016
SOAS Departments & Centres: Legacy Departments > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Department of History of Art and Archaeology
ISBN: 9781409435631
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315596495
Date Deposited: 24 Jul 2014 08:39
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/18664

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