Archaeological Curatorship

by Susan M. Pearce

Addressing archaeological curators, including museum staffs, the author of this book considers those museums which undertake the preservation, better recording and interpretation of the stored material culture of the past (up to about 1700; after this date the material belongs to the social historians), and of its associated archive. Several themes run through the the nature, care and the interpretation of the material culture archive; the principles by which the archive is presented, and the legitimate relationship between the museum archaeologist and their public.

223 pages, Paperback

First published July 17, 1990

About the author

Susan M. Pearce is Professor Emeritus of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. Her research interests have always concentrated on Material Culture, particularly human relationships with the artefact world and the nature and process of collecting. She studied history and archaeology at Oxford University and then worked on the curatorial staff at the National Museums on Merseyside and Exeter City Museum. She joined the Department in 1984 and was appointed Director in 1989, Professor of Museum Studies in 1992, Dean of the Arts Faculty in 1996 and Pro-vice chancellor in 2000. Susan M. Pearce was also President of the Museums Association 1992-1994.

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