Contemporary Collecting: Theory and PracticeThis book deals succinctly and thoughtfully with the problems of collecting contemporary objects in museums. It aims to provide a working model for the future of contemporary collecting based on relevant debates and theories, and on past and current practices, and proposes answers to some of the many challenging questions raised: What should we collect? Who should decide? How can we adequately record how we live our lives today? What about the storage

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Center for the Preservation of the Political Memory

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This book deals succinctly and thoughtfully with the problems of collecting contemporary objects in museums

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PhD Candidate | University of Melbourne (formerly Senior Programs Officer

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Lynn Forrest

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Dai Lee (Learning Volunteer Engagement Manager) and John C Tweddle (Head of the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity) | Natural History Museum