Exploring Emotion, Care, and Enthusiasm in “Unloved” Museum Collections

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Unlocking the Meanings of Collections: Expertise, Care, and the Science Museum’s Locks and Fastenings Collection -- Chapter 2. “A Hawk from a Handsaw”: Investigating Enthusiasm for Rural Hand Tools -- Chapter...
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Unlocking the Meanings of Collections: Expertise, Care, and the Science Museum’s Locks and Fastenings Collection -- Chapter 2. “A Hawk from a Handsaw”: Investigating Enthusiasm for Rural Hand Tools -- Chapter 3. What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Care and an “Unloved” Collection -- Chapter 4. “Storehouses of Unimagined Treasures”: Delightful Rummaging and Artists’ Responses to “Unloved” Collections -- Chapter 5. No Data, No Use? Changing Use and Valuation of Natural History Collections -- Chapter 6. Getting to Grips with Medical Handling Collections: Medical Memories, Specialist Knowledge, and Community Engagement around “Unloved” Objects -- Chapter 7. Emotions and Lost Objects -- Chapter 8. Care- Full Academic Labour: Encountering Care in Collections- Based Research -- Volume Conclusion: How to Put a Little Love in Your Stored Collection -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung