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Understanding Use

Understanding Use proposes a way of thinking and of developing practice around four varieties of use of objects in science and technology museums: first, the ways that machines, instruments, and equipment were used in their pre-museum “lives” (which provides the most frequent reason for their acquis...

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Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: History and philosophy of engineering and technology Textile technology Heritage, archive and museum studies not elsewhere classified 2024
Fag:
history
science museums
museum studies
textile technology
archive
technology musuems
museum objects
museum professionals
museum visitor experience
philosophy of engineering and technology
deconceptualizing museum visitors
museum collections
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GL Library and information sciences / Museology::GLZ Museology and heritage studies
Online adgang:https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/138934
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Summary:Understanding Use proposes a way of thinking and of developing practice around four varieties of use of objects in science and technology museums: first, the ways that machines, instruments, and equipment were used in their pre-museum “lives” (which provides the most frequent reason for their acquisition); second, the ways in which research can re-create usage history of obsolete objects; third, the ways that museum staff have employed objects in their “museum lives” as members of collections; and last, the possibility of reconceptualizing museum visitors as users of collections and displays. Thinking of museum objects in these ways—that is, in terms of use—could constitute a coherent approach to museum work that enriches the wider purpose of science and technology museums.

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