Seeing the sacred: conflicting priorities in defining, interpreting, and conserving Western sacred artifacts
This article explores issues in defining, interpreting, and preserving sacred artifactsmainly those from the Christian traditionswithin the museum. It examines the potentially conflicting priorities of museum categorization and concepts of the sacred in relation to changing understandings of the s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2012]
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| In: |
Material religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 10-28 |
| Further subjects: | B
museum visitor profiles
B conservation concepts B museum categories B conservation practice B sacred artifacts |
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| Summary: | This article explores issues in defining, interpreting, and preserving sacred artifactsmainly those from the Christian traditionswithin the museum. It examines the potentially conflicting priorities of museum categorization and concepts of the sacred in relation to changing understandings of the sacred and sacred artifacts among museum visitors. Changing approaches to exhibiting sacred artifacts are discussed. The article focuses particularly on the relationship of contemporary concepts and practices of museum conservation and how these interact with objects considered as sacred. Case studies include the London National Gallery's 2000 exhibition Seeing Salvation and the British Museum's Treasures of Heaven (2010-2011). |
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| ISSN: | 1751-8342 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Material religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2752/175183412X13286288797818 |