Redefining collecting

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Libraries and Information Services Museums and Cultural Heritage Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies

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First,museumswerenothingbutvisitablecollections.Museumsaswe knowthemwereonlytoappearthroughslowprogressivechangeovera periodoftwohundredyears.Butisthemodemmuseumthefinalandonly answertothesetofneedswhichcreatedit?Today,wearewitnessingboth anunprecedentedflourishingofmuseumsandtheirdeepestconceptual crisis.Aninvestigationofthetraditiontowhichmuseumsbelongmayhelp usunderstandthemotivesfortheirformationandtheinstitutional consequencesweknowtoday.Itmayalsohelpusmakedecisionsaboutthe futureofmuseumsandcollections,andthereforecollectingitself.

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