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Hodnota a cena v múzejnej teórii a praxi
Value and price in museum theory and practice

Author(s): Tibor Díte
Subject(s): Philosophy, Museology & Heritage Studies
Published by: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: acquisitions; axiology; price; pricing; value; museality; museum; valuation; objects of cultural value;

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the development and the current state of axiology in Slovak museums in its historical and legislative context. Additionally, we attempt to define the values that are – or should be – applied to the valuation of objects in museum collections, as well as said valuation’s philosophical, economic and museological underpinnings. The final section of the paper then proposes a pricing tool specifically designed for the evaluation of pricing offers and purchase prices of museum objects during the creation of museum collections.

  • Issue Year: 4/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 117-126
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Slovak