[audiobook] Furniture-Makers and Consumers in England; 1754ndash;1851: Design as Interaction (The History of Retailing and Consumption) by Akiko Shimbo in Arts-Photography

Description

This book examines contemporary approaches to restitution from the perspective of museums. It focuses on the ways in which these institutions have been addressing the subject at a regional; national and international level. In particular; it explores contemporary practices and recent claims; and investigates to what extent the question of restitution as an issue of ownership is still at large; or whether museums have found additional ways to conceptualise and practice restitution; by thinking beyond the issue of ownership. The challenges; benefits and drawbacks of recent and current museum practice are explored. At the same time; the book discusses how these museum practices are received ; and informed; by source communities; institutional and governmental agendas and visitors expectations in order to explore issues of authority; collaboration and shared or conflicting values between the different communities involved in the process. This important book will contribute to the developing body of literature that academics; professionals; policy makers and students can refer to in order to understand how restitution has been negotiated; materialised; practiced and evaluated within museums.