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Museum Ethics Q & A: Questionable Provenance

September 15, 2009April 1, 2019 Kelsey 0 Comments provenance, q&a

Q: Should museums treat recently created objects with questionable provenance any differently than they do older objects with questionable provenance? Submitted

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Museum Ethics Q & A: Open Storage

September 15, 2009April 1, 2019 Kelsey 1 Comment open storage, q&a

Q: Museums have increasingly turned to open storage as a means to display parts of their collection which would normally

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Museum Ethics Q & A: Museum Ethics in Totalitarian Regimes

September 15, 2009April 1, 2019 Kelsey 0 Comments q&a, totalitarian regime

Q: What are the ethical issues North American museums have to take into account when considering establishing satellite branches or

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Museum Ethics Q & A: Technology

September 15, 2009April 1, 2019 Kelsey 0 Comments q&a, technology

Q: How are museum exhibitions using technology to create cultural context for objects in the collections and to establish multi-sensory

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Museum Ethics Q & A: Ethics of Intangible Heritage

September 15, 2009April 1, 2019 Kelsey 0 Comments intangible heritage, q&a

Q: What are the ethics of bringing intangible heritage, such as indigenous sand painting practices, into the museum? A: Peter

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Museum Ethics Q & A: Treatment of Human Remains

September 15, 2009April 1, 2019 Kelsey 0 Comments human remains, q&a

Q: How do museums, especially anthropology and natural history museums, ensure that they are being respectful in exhibits that include

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Museum Ethics Q & A: Museums and Forgeries

September 15, 2009April 1, 2019 Kelsey 0 Comments forgery, q&a

Martha Morris, Associate Professor and Assistant Director, Museum Studies Department, George Washington University: Museums have dealt with the issues of

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Museum Ethics Q & A : Museum Ethics and the Web 2/1/10

September 15, 2009April 1, 2019 Kelsey 0 Comments accountability, q&a, transparency, website

Q: An increasing number of museums are using their websites to demonstrate greater accountability and transparency through such means as identifying

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COVID-19 and Museums

Vincent Van Gogh theft – the lessons learned
Crime & Theft 

Vincent Van Gogh theft – the lessons learned

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Netherlands) Insurance Business, 12th May 2020.

As looting slows, counterfeit antiquities are on the rise
Crime & Theft 

As looting slows, counterfeit antiquities are on the rise

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News
Artefacts stolen from Pangkor Gallery
Crime & Theft 

Artefacts stolen from Pangkor Gallery

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News
Man who spent his life hunting down stolen Nazi art dies from COVID-19
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Man who spent his life hunting down stolen Nazi art dies from COVID-19

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News

IME Blog

#RepresentationMatters
IME Blog 

#RepresentationMatters

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Devon Mancini 0

How the 92nd Annual Academy Awards reminded museum professionals about the importance of representation in the arts.
Written by Devon Mancini, MA Candidate in Museum Professions at Seton Hall University

Education Vs. Shock Value: Displaying Human Remains
IME Blog 

Education Vs. Shock Value: Displaying Human Remains

January 16, 2020February 6, 2020 Devon Mancini 0
Black Panther and the Ethics of Representation in Museums
IME Blog 

Black Panther and the Ethics of Representation in Museums

April 1, 2019January 2, 2020 Hannah Gaston 0
Lobbying and Museum Ethics:  A Surprisingly Good Marriage
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Lobbying and Museum Ethics: A Surprisingly Good Marriage

October 26, 2011October 10, 2019 Kelsey 0

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