{"product_id":"indigenous-collections","title":"Indigenous Collections","description":"Once  the exclusive realm of non-Indigenous curators and conservators, the care of  Indigenous works in museums is now largely carried out either in  collaboration with or by community members-a significant change from the  colonial origins of museum collections and conservation practice.     This volume brings together over 100 readings-by Indigenous and  non-Indigenous authors from around the world-that trace the development of  the conservation of Indigenous collections. The writers provide a wide range  of expertise, from archaeology and ethnography to law, and include community  leaders, anthropologists, and art historians, as well as conservators and  curators.    The book begins with an examination of the  changes in terminology that increasingly reflect trust and respect,  Indigenous care practices that predate the emergence of museums, and the  impact of policy and legislation on Indigenous art and artifacts. Other  readings explore the challenges associated with managing large, complex  collections and the changes that resulted from addressing them: the  development of specialized technical approaches, the incorporation of  intangible heritage in conservation agendas, and a broadening view of what  conservation means and how to practice it. Indigenous  Collections concludes by looking at new approaches  to museums-managed by or jointly with the people most closely connected to  the holdings-and to the future, through innovations in conservation  education.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536486375797,"sku":"9798887120379","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/indigenous-collections","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}