Museums, Heritage, and Digital Curation

Introduction

1. The museum as a medium of memory
The museum in the 21st century
Organising openness
Museums and modernity
Museums and the culture of remembrance
Recollection and historical awareness
Case studies
The paradox of nostalgia
New narratives
Do’s and don’ts

2. The biography of collections
Investigating provenance
Dynamic heritage
The memory of a collection
Case studies
Biographical notes
Colonial context
Do’s and don’ts

3. Collaborating, cooperating and acting together
Managing change
Various levels
Case studies
Do’s and don’ts

4. From object to narrative
The evolution of a new semi-permanent collection presentation
Presentation history
Connecting the archaeological and the special collections
The overkill pitfall
The refurbishment evaluated
Case studies
Do’s and don’ts

5. Digital curation
Challenges of Digital Curation
The digital heritage paradox
Support tools
Shifts in digital heritage practice
In search of digital added value and sustainability
Case studies
Do’s and don’ts

6. Towards a participatory dialogue
Heritage as a platform
Practice and process
Constant transformation
Two-way traffic
Case studies
Do’s and don’ts

Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography